Kroeber, Theodora – Pacifica Radio Archives

Conversation with Theodora Kroeber / interviewed by Eleanor Sully

Theodora Kroeber (March 24, 1897 – July 4, 1979), author of the much-loved book Ishi in Two Worlds, talks with Eleanor Sully about her new book about her anthropologist husband, Alfred Kroeber: A Personal Configuation. Kroeber reads a section called “Religion” from the book, which was published by University of California Press, 1970.

August 24, 2025

Ishi : last of his tribe / written by Theodora Kroeber ; read by Virginia Maynard.

Reading of Kroeber’s account of the life of Ishi, a California Indian who wandered into San Francisco in the early 1900’s.

August 24, 2025

Ishi of the Yahi / Theodora Kroeber ; interviewed by Trevor Thomas.

Anthropologist discusses her experiences with the Yahi Indian named Ishi who emerged from California’s hinterland to confront white culture.|ISHI OF THE YAHI / Theodora Kroeber| interviewed by Trevor Thomas. – Anthropologist discusses her experiences with the Yahi Indian named Ishi who emerged from California’s hinterland to confront white culture. – RECORDED: 3 Mar. 1962. BROADCAST:…

August 24, 2025