Edward Anthony Spitzka collection regarding John Wesley Powell's brain

This collection contains several drafts of Edward Anthony Spitzka's manuscript "A Study of the Brain of the Late Major J. W. Powell," as well as the material he gathered to write the manuscript such as "testimonial" letters about Powell's character by various respondents who knew him. The respondents include university presidents, geologists, authors, anthropologists, ethnologists, etc. Some notable authors are: Franz Boas, Swan Burnett, Henry H. Donaldson, Charles Fletcher, W. J. McGee, F. W. Putnam, and Dr. D. S. Lamb. Also included are printed copies of Spitzka's article (one is a proof copy), notes, drawings of Powell's brains, a printed biography of Powell, and a typed draft of Spitzka's paper "Cerebral Characteristics of Distinguished Men with Special Reference to the Late Major J. W. Powell."