Theodora Kracaw Kroeber (1897-1979) was a writer and anthropologist best known for her interpretations of the oral traditions of several native Californian cultures. 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Anthropology (from the Greek word άνθρωπος, human) consists of the study of humankind (see genus Homo). ... Oral history is an account of something passed down by word of mouth from one generation to another. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ...

Kroeber was born in Colorado and later moved to California, where she studied at the University of California, Berkeley. In 1919 she earned her masters degree in clinical psychology. After she was left a widow with two children, she studied anthropology, met and married Alfred Kroeber, himself a widower. She is best known for her book on Ishi, the last member of the Yahi tribe of California. Writer Ursula K. Le Guin is their daughter, and English professor Karl Kroeber their son. Historian Clifton Kroeber is one of her sons by her first marriage. This is the article on the state. ... University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (also known as Cal, University of California, UC Berkeley, UCB, or simply Berkeley) is a public coeducational university situated in Berkeley, California, USA to the east of San Francisco Bay, overlooking the Golden Gate. ... Clinical psychology is the application of psychology within a clinical (health) setting. ... Anthropology (from the Greek word άνθρωπος, human) consists of the study of humankind (see genus Homo). ... Alfred Louis Kroeber Alfred Louis Kroeber (June 11, 1876–October 5, 1960) was one of the most influential figures in American anthropology in the first half of the twentieth century. ... Ishi (1860? – March 25, 1916) was the name given to the last member of the Yahi tribe of California, and means man in the Yahi language. ... The Yahi were a group of Native Americans who lived in Northern California in the Northern Sierra Nevada, on the western side of the range. ... Ursula K. Le Guin at an informal bookstore Q&A session, July 2004 Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (born October 21, 1929), is an American author. ...

Books by Theodora Kroeber

• The Inland Whale (1959)
• Ishi in Two Worlds: A Biography of the Last Wild Indian in North America (1961)
• Ishi: The Last of His Tribe (1964)
• Almost Ancestors: The First Californians (1968)
• Alfred Kroeber: A Personal Configuration (1970)
• Ishi, the Last Yahi: A Documentary History (1979)

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External links

• Ishi in Two Worlds, (talk at UC Berkeley)(online audio recording)