He studied at Harvard University from 1912 to 1914 under George Lyman Kittredge, writing the dissertation "European Borrowings and Parallels in North American Indian Tales," and earning his Ph.D. (The revised thesis was later published in 1919).
He attended Harvard University from 1912 to 1914 under George Lyman Kittredge, completing the dissertation "European Influences and Similarities in North American Indian Tales," and earning his Ph.D. (The revised version of this thesis was published later in 1919).