Ralph Beals Explained

Ralph Leon Beals (July 19, 1901 – February 24, 1985) was an American anthropologist at the University of California, Los Angeles, a former president of the American Anthropological Association, and the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship.

He worked on community development in Egypt with UNESCO and studied Mexican students in American universities. His brother was journalist Carleton Beals.

References

• News: UCLA Professor Ralph L. Beals Dies . . 1985-03-08 . 0458-3035 . mdy-all .
• Book: Krogh . David . Ralph Leon Beals, Anthropology and Sociology: Los Angeles . University of California: In Memoriam, 1986 . University of California Academic Senate . http://texts.cdlib.org/view?docId=hb767nb3z6&doc.view=frames&chunk.id=div00006&toc.id= . mdy-all .
• Web site: Mears . Alyce A. . Register to the Papers of Ralph Leon Beals . 1981 . National Anthropoligical Archives, Smithsonian Institution . mdy-all .