Frances Toor
Frances Toor (1890–1956) was an American author, publisher, anthropologist and ethnographer who wrote mainly about Mexico and Mexican indigenous cultures.[1][2] She earned a B.A. and an M.A. in anthropology from University of California at Berkeley. She moved to Mexico City in 1922. In 1925, she founded the journal Mexican Folkways (published until 1937).[3]
References[]
- ^ "Frances Toor and "Mexican Folkways"". Inside México. Archived from the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ "Toor, Frances (1890–1956)". Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. 2002. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ Toor, Frances (1925). "Mexican Folkways". Mexican Folkways. OCLC 1757236. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
External links[]
- Finding Aid for Frances Toor at the Online Archive of California
- Francis Toor / Por Diego Rivera. International Center for the Arts of the Americas Houston, Digital Archive.
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