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 pursued studies at Harvard University from 1912 to 1914 under George Lyman Kittredge, where he wrote the dissertation "European Borrowings and Parallels in North American Indian Tales," which led to his Ph.D. (The revised version of this thesis was published in 1919).