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Letter from Bronislaw Malinowski to Leo Austen, Dec. 10, 1934
written by Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942, in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (Yale), of Yale University. Sterling Memorial Library. Manuscripts and Archives (Papers relating to Malinowski's studies of the Trobriands Islands, Further material and correspondence) (New Haven, CT) (10 December 1934) , 3 page(s)
Date: 10.12.34. Place: London. In a three-page, typewritten letter to Leo Austen, resident magistrate for the Trobriand Islands, Malinowski discourages Austen from making changes to certain Trobriand economic practices, noting that difficulties Austen anticipated were likely to come about, disrupting an important...
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written by Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942, in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (Yale), of Yale University. Sterling Memorial Library. Manuscripts and Archives (Papers relating to Malinowski's studies of the Trobriands Islands, Further material and correspondence) (New Haven, CT) (10 December 1934) , 3 page(s)
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Date: 10.12.34. Place: London. In a three-page, typewritten letter to Leo Austen, resident magistrate for the Trobriand Islands, Malinowski discourages Austen from making changes to certain Trobriand economic practices, noting that difficulties Austen anticipated were likely to come about, disrupting an important native practice.
Date Written / Recorded
10 December 1934, 1934
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Topic / Theme
Chieftains, Economics, Trobriand Islanders
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Letter from Charles Seligman to Unspecified Recipient Seeking Information re:Trobriand Islanders, Feb. 27, 1907
written by Charles Gabriel Seligman, 1873-1940, in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (Yale), of Yale University. Sterling Memorial Library. Manuscripts and Archives (Papers relating to Malinowski's studies of the Trobriands Islands, Economy Part III: Work and wealth of the Trobriands) (New Haven, CT) (27 February 1907) , 6 page(s)
Date: 27.2.07. Place: London. A six-page, typewritten letter with occasional written corrections is from Charles Seligman in London to a recipient on the Trobriand island of Kiriwina who is unnamed -- but who may be the Methodist missionary M.K. Gilmour, who worked in New Guinea and the surrounding islands, includ...
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written by Charles Gabriel Seligman, 1873-1940, in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (Yale), of Yale University. Sterling Memorial Library. Manuscripts and Archives (Papers relating to Malinowski's studies of the Trobriands Islands, Economy Part III: Work and wealth of the Trobriands) (New Haven, CT) (27 February 1907) , 6 page(s)
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Date: 27.2.07. Place: London. A six-page, typewritten letter with occasional written corrections is from Charles Seligman in London to a recipient on the Trobriand island of Kiriwina who is unnamed -- but who may be the Methodist missionary M.K. Gilmour, who worked in New Guinea and the surrounding islands, including Kiriwina. Seligman asks for detailed information about: the Trobriand Islanders and their neighbors: their physical characteristics...
Date: 27.2.07. Place: London. A six-page, typewritten letter with occasional written corrections is from Charles Seligman in London to a recipient on the Trobriand island of Kiriwina who is unnamed -- but who may be the Methodist missionary M.K. Gilmour, who worked in New Guinea and the surrounding islands, including Kiriwina. Seligman asks for detailed information about: the Trobriand Islanders and their neighbors: their physical characteristics; their artifacts; their myths and spiritual beliefs; and their kinship groupings.
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Date Written / Recorded
27 February 1907, 1907
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Charles Gabriel Seligman, 1873-1940
Topic / Theme
Kin relationships, Myths and legends, Archaeological artifacts, Human body, Trobriand Islanders
Copyright Message
Materials sourced from Yale University. Copyright © 2016 by Patrick Burke
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