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Plan Jeneralny/General Plan
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, Typescripts: General plan) (New Haven, CT) (1925) , 30 page(s)
A brown folder labeled, in Polish, 'Plan Jeneralny' contains 28 pages, typed and handwritten, headed 'General Plan.' The contents are of an outline, in several iterations, for an ethnographic manuscript on the Trobriand Islanders. Page notes indicate some of the typed matter is probably a transcription of the writ...
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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, Typescripts: General plan) (New Haven, CT) (1925) , 30 page(s)
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A brown folder labeled, in Polish, 'Plan Jeneralny' contains 28 pages, typed and handwritten, headed 'General Plan.' The contents are of an outline, in several iterations, for an ethnographic manuscript on the Trobriand Islanders. Page notes indicate some of the typed matter is probably a transcription of the written matter. Topics include: social structure; tribal life; economics; spiritual beliefs; concrete knowledge; and language. The informat...
A brown folder labeled, in Polish, 'Plan Jeneralny' contains 28 pages, typed and handwritten, headed 'General Plan.' The contents are of an outline, in several iterations, for an ethnographic manuscript on the Trobriand Islanders. Page notes indicate some of the typed matter is probably a transcription of the written matter. Topics include: social structure; tribal life; economics; spiritual beliefs; concrete knowledge; and language. The information is written in English and indigenous text, with occasional terms in Latin and German. Margin notes appear to be in Cyrillic Polish.
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Date Written / Recorded
1925
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Essay
Author / Creator
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Topic / Theme
Island life, Pacific Islander ethnic groups, Trobriand Islanders
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Problems [Economic in General] - Field Notes
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) (1918) , 2 page(s)
A page contains two handwritten questions in support of a book section on the work and wealth of the Trobriand Islanders. The questions ask how a chieftain uses his wealth, held in the form of ceremonial axe blades, and whether decorative shell items, the main trade goods of the Kula cycle, are ever used in other...
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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) (1918) , 2 page(s)
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A page contains two handwritten questions in support of a book section on the work and wealth of the Trobriand Islanders. The questions ask how a chieftain uses his wealth, held in the form of ceremonial axe blades, and whether decorative shell items, the main trade goods of the Kula cycle, are ever used in other exchanges. The notes are written on the back of reused stationery, consisting of a partial letter dated Sept. 18, 1916, to Malinowski,...
A page contains two handwritten questions in support of a book section on the work and wealth of the Trobriand Islanders. The questions ask how a chieftain uses his wealth, held in the form of ceremonial axe blades, and whether decorative shell items, the main trade goods of the Kula cycle, are ever used in other exchanges. The notes are written on the back of reused stationery, consisting of a partial letter dated Sept. 18, 1916, to Malinowski, probably from Charles Seligman, discussing Malinowski's doctoral thesis.
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Date Written / Recorded
1918
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Author / Creator
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Topic / Theme
Trade and commerce, Trobriand Islanders
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[Production] remarks
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) (1918) , 4 page(s)
A page of hand-written field notes in support of a book chapter on the work and wealth of the Trobriands have to do with means and methods of production among the Kiriwinians: in terms of production of material goods and in the economic sense of contributing labor in fulfilling duties to the community. They are wr...
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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) (1918) , 4 page(s)
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A page of hand-written field notes in support of a book chapter on the work and wealth of the Trobriands have to do with means and methods of production among the Kiriwinians: in terms of production of material goods and in the economic sense of contributing labor in fulfilling duties to the community. They are written on the back of reused stationery, a partial, typed letter, probably from Brenda Seligman, discussing certain typed of female rela...
A page of hand-written field notes in support of a book chapter on the work and wealth of the Trobriands have to do with means and methods of production among the Kiriwinians: in terms of production of material goods and in the economic sense of contributing labor in fulfilling duties to the community. They are written on the back of reused stationery, a partial, typed letter, probably from Brenda Seligman, discussing certain typed of female relationships and her desire to go back to the Sudan.
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Date Written / Recorded
1918
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Author / Creator
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Topic / Theme
Economics, Trobriand Islanders
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Rain and Sun Magic - The Oburaku System
in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (Yale), of Yale University. Sterling Memorial Library. Manuscripts and Archives (Papers relating to Malinowski's studies of the Trobriands Islands, War III (6): Rain, sun, magic, war) (New Haven, CT) (1918) , 2 page(s)
Place: Oburaku (Kiriwina). A handwritten page of notes, mostly in English with terms in the indigenous text of the Trobriands, discusses magic associated with rain and sun in the region of Oburaku on Kiriwina Island.
Described are particular magical practices and taboos. The notes are written on the back of reuse...
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in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (Yale), of Yale University. Sterling Memorial Library. Manuscripts and Archives (Papers relating to Malinowski's studies of the Trobriands Islands, War III (6): Rain, sun, magic, war) (New Haven, CT) (1918) , 2 page(s)
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Place: Oburaku (Kiriwina). A handwritten page of notes, mostly in English with terms in the indigenous text of the Trobriands, discusses magic associated with rain and sun in the region of Oburaku on Kiriwina Island.
Described are particular magical practices and taboos. The notes are written on the back of reused stationery, consisting of a partial, typed manuscript discussing the hunting practices of the Mailu people of Papua New Guinea.
Date Written / Recorded
1918
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Author / Creator
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Topic / Theme
Weather, Magic, Trobriand Islanders
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Rain Magic
in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (Yale), of Yale University. Sterling Memorial Library. Manuscripts and Archives (Papers relating to Malinowski's studies of the Trobriands Islands, War III (6): Rain, sun, magic, war) (New Haven, CT) (1925) , 4 page(s)
Four pages, the first with a wrinkled, folded corner, contain two copies of typewritten notes on the rain magic of the Trobriands -- one copy with minor, handwritten amendments. They are in English, with occasional terms in indigenous text, and describe the purpose and performance of several magical spells. Each i...
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in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (Yale), of Yale University. Sterling Memorial Library. Manuscripts and Archives (Papers relating to Malinowski's studies of the Trobriands Islands, War III (6): Rain, sun, magic, war) (New Haven, CT) (1925) , 4 page(s)
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Four pages, the first with a wrinkled, folded corner, contain two copies of typewritten notes on the rain magic of the Trobriands -- one copy with minor, handwritten amendments. They are in English, with occasional terms in indigenous text, and describe the purpose and performance of several magical spells. Each is accompanied by a four-digit number in the left margin that may be a reference to the original text of the magic spell being discussed...
Four pages, the first with a wrinkled, folded corner, contain two copies of typewritten notes on the rain magic of the Trobriands -- one copy with minor, handwritten amendments. They are in English, with occasional terms in indigenous text, and describe the purpose and performance of several magical spells. Each is accompanied by a four-digit number in the left margin that may be a reference to the original text of the magic spell being discussed.
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Date Written / Recorded
1925
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Essay
Contributor
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Author / Creator
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Topic / Theme
Rain, Magic, Trobriand Islanders
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Revised Partial Manuscript Discussing Garden Terminology
in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (Yale), of Yale University. Sterling Memorial Library. Manuscripts and Archives (Linguistic Notes and Lectures, based on Trobriand Islands Fieldwork, Linguistic Appendix: Vocabulary) (New Haven, CT) (1930) , 2 page(s)
Two typewritten numbered 94 and 94a, written mostly in English with some underlined words in indigenous text, contains a discussion of Trobriand terms having to do with gardens - parts of the yam plant or stages of growth - apparently extracted from a draft manuscript. The content is very similar to that of a prev...
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in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (Yale), of Yale University. Sterling Memorial Library. Manuscripts and Archives (Linguistic Notes and Lectures, based on Trobriand Islands Fieldwork, Linguistic Appendix: Vocabulary) (New Haven, CT) (1930) , 2 page(s)
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Two typewritten numbered 94 and 94a, written mostly in English with some underlined words in indigenous text, contains a discussion of Trobriand terms having to do with gardens - parts of the yam plant or stages of growth - apparently extracted from a draft manuscript. The content is very similar to that of a previous document, a typed page numbered 37, but with additional information and practically no hand-written annotation.
Date Written / Recorded
1930
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Essay
Contributor
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Author / Creator
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Topic / Theme
Botany, Trobriand Islanders
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[Second] List of Headmen
in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (Yale), of Yale University. Sterling Memorial Library. Manuscripts and Archives (Papers relating to Malinowski's studies of the Trobriands Islands, Notes) (New Haven, CT) (1923) , 4 page(s)
Four typed pages contain notes listing chiefs of Trobriand villages, possibly in support of a manuscript on their life and culture. The notes are written in a mix of English and indigenous text, with native words frequently underlined. The list names: the village; the headman; his clan, subclan and rank; his funct...
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in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (Yale), of Yale University. Sterling Memorial Library. Manuscripts and Archives (Papers relating to Malinowski's studies of the Trobriands Islands, Notes) (New Haven, CT) (1923) , 4 page(s)
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Four typed pages contain notes listing chiefs of Trobriand villages, possibly in support of a manuscript on their life and culture. The notes are written in a mix of English and indigenous text, with native words frequently underlined. The list names: the village; the headman; his clan, subclan and rank; his function, primarily the type of magic he practices; and some commentary about origins. It is similar to a previous document, but is less ext...
Four typed pages contain notes listing chiefs of Trobriand villages, possibly in support of a manuscript on their life and culture. The notes are written in a mix of English and indigenous text, with native words frequently underlined. The list names: the village; the headman; his clan, subclan and rank; his function, primarily the type of magic he practices; and some commentary about origins. It is similar to a previous document, but is less extensive and lacks handwritten annotation.
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Date Written / Recorded
1923
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Author / Creator
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Topic / Theme
Chieftains, Trobriand Islanders
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Short Synopsis of the Later Stages of Garden Magic
in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (Yale), of Yale University. Sterling Memorial Library. Manuscripts and Archives (Trobriand Islands fieldwork notebooks and notes, Field Notes 1915-1918) (New Haven, CT) (18 February 1918) , 2 page(s)
Date: 18.2.18. A page is densely filled with field notes, handwritten in all directions. Most are lists of words in indigenous text, labeled, for instance, as the names of beaches along a certain coastline. Brief English notes have to do with subjects such as garden planting and magic. A diagram or map is drawn on...
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in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (Yale), of Yale University. Sterling Memorial Library. Manuscripts and Archives (Trobriand Islands fieldwork notebooks and notes, Field Notes 1915-1918) (New Haven, CT) (18 February 1918) , 2 page(s)
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Date: 18.2.18. A page is densely filled with field notes, handwritten in all directions. Most are lists of words in indigenous text, labeled, for instance, as the names of beaches along a certain coastline. Brief English notes have to do with subjects such as garden planting and magic. A diagram or map is drawn on top of the text covering much of the page.
Date Written / Recorded
18 February 1918, 1918
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Author / Creator
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Topic / Theme
Gardens, Geographic features, Magic
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Sketches and Diagrams from New Guinea Fieldwork
in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (Yale), of Yale University. Sterling Memorial Library. Manuscripts and Archives (Field Books Entitled "Hanuabada", Charts, maps and diagrams by Malinowski in the field) (New Haven, CT) (1916) , 19 page(s)
Charts, maps and diagrams by Malinowski in the field; sketches of canoes.
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in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (Yale), of Yale University. Sterling Memorial Library. Manuscripts and Archives (Field Books Entitled "Hanuabada", Charts, maps and diagrams by Malinowski in the field) (New Haven, CT) (1916) , 19 page(s)
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Charts, maps and diagrams by Malinowski in the field; sketches of canoes.
Date Written / Recorded
1916
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Author / Creator
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Topic / Theme
Canoes and kayaks, Motu
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Sketches from New Guinea Fieldwork
in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (Yale), of Yale University. Sterling Memorial Library. Manuscripts and Archives (Field Books Entitled "Hanuabada", Charts, maps and diagrams by Malinowski in the field) (New Haven, CT) (1916) , 2 page(s)
Charts, maps and diagrams by Malinowski in the field; sketches of canoe.
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in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (Yale), of Yale University. Sterling Memorial Library. Manuscripts and Archives (Field Books Entitled "Hanuabada", Charts, maps and diagrams by Malinowski in the field) (New Haven, CT) (1916) , 2 page(s)
Description
Charts, maps and diagrams by Malinowski in the field; sketches of canoe.
Date Written / Recorded
1916
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Author / Creator
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Topic / Theme
Canoes and kayaks, Motu
Copyright Message
Materials sourced from Yale University. Copyright © 2016 by Patrick Burke
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