The Human Relations Area Files, Inc. (HRAF) is an internationally recognized organization in the field of cultural anthropology.  The mission of HRAF is to encourage and facilitate worldwide comparative studies of human behavior, society, and culture.  Founded in 1949 at Yale University, HRAF is a financially autonomous research agency of Yale.

     HRAF produces two major collections (the HRAF Collection of Ethnography and the HRAF Collection of Archaeology), encyclopedias, and other resources for teaching and research.  Click on one of the areas above for more information. 

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ANNOUNCEMENT
As of Feburary 1, 2008, HRAF will be hosting the eHRAF database,
eHRAF World Cultures (formerly eHRAF Collection of Ethnography) and eHRAF Archaeology (formerly eHRAF Collection of Archaeology).
The new URLS are http://ehrafWorldCultures.yale.edu and http://ehrafArchaeology.yale.edu. Please contact us (hraf@yale.edu, 800-520-HRAF or 203-764-9401) for any problems that you encounter during the transition or ask us for temporary passwords.

Member Services:
755 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511-1225
Tel: 203-764-9401 or 1-800-520-4723
FAX: 203-764-9404
E-Mail: hraf@yale.edu