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Aliatoa - Running Notes - #5 - June 14, 1932
in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N95: Papua New Guinea, Folder 4: New Guinea. Arapesh, Mundugumor, and Tchambuli. Mead and Fortune field trip, 1931-33. Field data. Arapesh Notebooks Running field notes (MM). Jan. 14 - 1932 (2 v) #3) (District of Columbia) (14 June 1932) , 302 page(s)
Handwritten field notes by Margaret Mead on unlined paper in a notebook bound at the top. The titles 'Aliatoa - Running Notes - #5 - June 14, 1932' and 'Transition Notes' are on a strip of white paper pasted onto the cover. The cover also has the notations 'Contains 6 month supply list,' 'R's note on ... [illegibl...
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in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N95: Papua New Guinea, Folder 4: New Guinea. Arapesh, Mundugumor, and Tchambuli. Mead and Fortune field trip, 1931-33. Field data. Arapesh Notebooks Running field notes (MM). Jan. 14 - 1932 (2 v) #3) (District of Columbia) (14 June 1932) , 302 page(s)
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Handwritten field notes by Margaret Mead on unlined paper in a notebook bound at the top. The titles 'Aliatoa - Running Notes - #5 - June 14, 1932' and 'Transition Notes' are on a strip of white paper pasted onto the cover. The cover also has the notations 'Contains 6 month supply list,' 'R's note on ... [illegible],' and 'done - 23/9/31 [?].' The first portion of the notebook contains supply lists and expenses. The remaining notes are comprised...
Handwritten field notes by Margaret Mead on unlined paper in a notebook bound at the top. The titles 'Aliatoa - Running Notes - #5 - June 14, 1932' and 'Transition Notes' are on a strip of white paper pasted onto the cover. The cover also has the notations 'Contains 6 month supply list,' 'R's note on ... [illegible],' and 'done - 23/9/31 [?].' The first portion of the notebook contains supply lists and expenses. The remaining notes are comprised of vocabulary lists in an indigenous language, often with their English equivalents, and other field notes. A few notes are in Reo Fortune's hand. Many pages are struck through.
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Date Written / Recorded
14 June 1932, 1932
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978
Author / Creator
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978
Topic / Theme
Anthropological linguistics, Vocabulary, Arapesh
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Correspondence between Edgar Gregersen and Raymond Firth, 1976
written by Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002 and Edgar A. Gregersen, 1937-, in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia and Solomon Islands Other, Interpretations of Tikopia Society) (London, England) (1976) , 3 page(s)
(1) Handwritten letter from Edgar A. Gregersen, Queens College, to Raymond Firth asks Firth to fill out the enclosed questionnaire on 'Cursing and Terms of Abuse' in Tikopia language. Dated November 12, 1976. Written on the letterhead of Department of Anthropology, Queens College, City University of New York. (2)...
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written by Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002 and Edgar A. Gregersen, 1937-, in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia and Solomon Islands Other, Interpretations of Tikopia Society) (London, England) (1976) , 3 page(s)
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(1) Handwritten letter from Edgar A. Gregersen, Queens College, to Raymond Firth asks Firth to fill out the enclosed questionnaire on 'Cursing and Terms of Abuse' in Tikopia language. Dated November 12, 1976. Written on the letterhead of Department of Anthropology, Queens College, City University of New York. (2) Firth's responses to the questionnaire. Dated December 17. 1976.
Date Written / Recorded
1976
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002, Edgar A. Gregersen, 1937-
Topic / Theme
Profanity, Language and linguistics, Tikopia
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Sir Raymond William Firth Collection, LSE Library. Used with permission of the LSE Library and the Raymond Firth Estate.
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Correspondence between Torben Monberg and Raymond Firth, 1967, 1968
written by Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002 and Torben Monberg, 1929-2007, in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia and Solomon Islands Other, Tikopia Misc: Material Culture, Colour, Notes on Ornaments, Marae) (London, England) (1967) , 4 page(s)
Two typewritten letters and one page of citations written in Firth's hand. The first letter, from Raymond Firth to Torben Monberg, dated August 18, 1967, contains Tikopia terms for color collected by Firth in 1928-29. The second, from Monberg to Firth, dated December 20, 1968, thanks Firth for the information on c...
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written by Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002 and Torben Monberg, 1929-2007, in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia and Solomon Islands Other, Tikopia Misc: Material Culture, Colour, Notes on Ornaments, Marae) (London, England) (1967) , 4 page(s)
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Two typewritten letters and one page of citations written in Firth's hand. The first letter, from Raymond Firth to Torben Monberg, dated August 18, 1967, contains Tikopia terms for color collected by Firth in 1928-29. The second, from Monberg to Firth, dated December 20, 1968, thanks Firth for the information on colors and apologizes for the delayed response. Monberg shares family news and sends holiday wishes.
Date Written / Recorded
1967
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002, Torben Monberg, 1929-2007
Topic / Theme
Vocabulary, Color, Tikopia
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Field Notes
in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N95: Papua New Guinea, Folder 3: New Guinea. Arapesh, Mundugumor, and Tchambuli. Mead and Fortune field trip, 1931-33. Field data. Arapesh Notebooks Running field notes (MM). Apr. 14 - Undated (2 v) #2) (District of Columbia) (1931) , 306 page(s)
Undated handwritten field notes by Margaret Mead on unlined paper in a notebook bound at the top. The notes mainly comprise lists of vocabulary and sentences in an indigenous language, sometimes with their English equivalents. Many pages are struck through. Some sketches are also included.
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in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N95: Papua New Guinea, Folder 3: New Guinea. Arapesh, Mundugumor, and Tchambuli. Mead and Fortune field trip, 1931-33. Field data. Arapesh Notebooks Running field notes (MM). Apr. 14 - Undated (2 v) #2) (District of Columbia) (1931) , 306 page(s)
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Undated handwritten field notes by Margaret Mead on unlined paper in a notebook bound at the top. The notes mainly comprise lists of vocabulary and sentences in an indigenous language, sometimes with their English equivalents. Many pages are struck through. Some sketches are also included.
Date Written / Recorded
1931
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978
Author / Creator
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978
Topic / Theme
Anthropological linguistics, Vocabulary, Arapesh
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Field Notes
in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N95: Papua New Guinea, Folder 3: New Guinea. Arapesh, Mundugumor, and Tchambuli. Mead and Fortune field trip, 1931-33. Field data. Arapesh Notebooks Running field notes (MM). Apr. 14 - Undated (2 v) #2) (District of Columbia) (1931) , 304 page(s)
Undated handwritten field notes by Margaret Mead on unlined paper in a notebook bound at the top. The notes are partially comprised of lists of vocabulary in an indigenous language, sometimes with their English equivalents. Many pages are struck through. A few sketches are also included. A handwritten note on the...
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in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N95: Papua New Guinea, Folder 3: New Guinea. Arapesh, Mundugumor, and Tchambuli. Mead and Fortune field trip, 1931-33. Field data. Arapesh Notebooks Running field notes (MM). Apr. 14 - Undated (2 v) #2) (District of Columbia) (1931) , 304 page(s)
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Undated handwritten field notes by Margaret Mead on unlined paper in a notebook bound at the top. The notes are partially comprised of lists of vocabulary in an indigenous language, sometimes with their English equivalents. Many pages are struck through. A few sketches are also included. A handwritten note on the front cover says 'Gone thru 23/3 [?]/35.'
Date Written / Recorded
1931
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978
Author / Creator
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978
Topic / Theme
Anthropological linguistics, Vocabulary, Arapesh
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Indian
directed by Darryl Nepinak, fl. 2004-2013; produced by Manitoba Arts Council and Winnipeg Film Group (Winnipeg, MB: Winnipeg Film Group, 2008), 2 mins
At the Canadian National Spelling Bee speller Darryl Nepinak stumbles upon a familiar word.
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directed by Darryl Nepinak, fl. 2004-2013; produced by Manitoba Arts Council and Winnipeg Film Group (Winnipeg, MB: Winnipeg Film Group, 2008), 2 mins
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At the Canadian National Spelling Bee speller Darryl Nepinak stumbles upon a familiar word.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Manitoba Arts Council, Winnipeg Film Group
Author / Creator
Darryl Nepinak, fl. 2004-2013
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Winnipeg Film Group
Topic / Theme
Vocabulary, Contests and competitions
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010 Winnipeg Film Group and Andrew George
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I. Intro: Theory of Meaning; Genesis & Function
in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 5: Linguistic notes and lectures, based on Trobriand Islands fieldwork, Folder 22: [Notes]) (London, England) (1932) , 12 page(s)
This twelve-page document is a set of notes for a linguistics lecture given by Malinowski at the Royal Anthropological Institute featuring information on swearing and magic.
The information is written on the back of typed information from the London School of Economics and Political Science, with six pages on: th...
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in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 5: Linguistic notes and lectures, based on Trobriand Islands fieldwork, Folder 22: [Notes]) (London, England) (1932) , 12 page(s)
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This twelve-page document is a set of notes for a linguistics lecture given by Malinowski at the Royal Anthropological Institute featuring information on swearing and magic.
The information is written on the back of typed information from the London School of Economics and Political Science, with six pages on: the agenda for October 4, 1933; a list of students who passed with distinction; a list of prizes and scholarships; and a list of courses...
This twelve-page document is a set of notes for a linguistics lecture given by Malinowski at the Royal Anthropological Institute featuring information on swearing and magic.
The information is written on the back of typed information from the London School of Economics and Political Science, with six pages on: the agenda for October 4, 1933; a list of students who passed with distinction; a list of prizes and scholarships; and a list of courses for 1933-34.
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Date Written / Recorded
1932
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Author / Creator
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Topic / Theme
Profanity, Magic, Anthropological linguistics, Trobriand Islanders
Copyright Message
Materials sourced from Yale University. Copyright © 2016 by Patrick Burke
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Letter from Raymond Firth to Sofus Christiansen, July 13, 1977
in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia Correspondence, Letters To/From/About Tikopia) (London, England) (13 July 1977) , 3 page(s)
A typewritten letter from Raymond Firth to Sofus Christiansen thanks Christiansen for the opportunity to comment on a draft map of Tikopia. Includes Firth's suggested revisions and guidance on spelling place names. Dated July 13, 1977.
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in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia Correspondence, Letters To/From/About Tikopia) (London, England) (13 July 1977) , 3 page(s)
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A typewritten letter from Raymond Firth to Sofus Christiansen thanks Christiansen for the opportunity to comment on a draft map of Tikopia. Includes Firth's suggested revisions and guidance on spelling place names. Dated July 13, 1977.
Date Written / Recorded
13 July 1977, 1977
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Contributor
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Topic / Theme
Anthropological linguistics, Place names, Tikopia
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Sir Raymond William Firth Collection, LSE Library. Used with permission of the LSE Library and the Raymond Firth Estate.
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Letter from Sofus Christiansen to Raymond Firth, August 9, 1977
written by Sofus Christiansen, 1930-2007, in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia Correspondence, Letters To/From/About Tikopia) (London, England) (09 August 1977) , 2 page(s)
Typewritten letter from Sofus Christiansen to Raymond Firth thanks Firth for his corrections to the draft map of Tikopia. Christiansen discusses problems with orthography in Polynesian and Nordic languages. He also mentions topographical features on the map. Dated August 9, 1977.
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written by Sofus Christiansen, 1930-2007, in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia Correspondence, Letters To/From/About Tikopia) (London, England) (09 August 1977) , 2 page(s)
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Typewritten letter from Sofus Christiansen to Raymond Firth thanks Firth for his corrections to the draft map of Tikopia. Christiansen discusses problems with orthography in Polynesian and Nordic languages. He also mentions topographical features on the map. Dated August 9, 1977.
Date Written / Recorded
09 August 1977, 1977
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Sofus Christiansen, 1930-2007
Topic / Theme
Geophysical features, Language and linguistics, Place names
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Sir Raymond William Firth Collection, LSE Library. Used with permission of the LSE Library and the Raymond Firth Estate.
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![Linguistics, December 10, 11, 14 [1932]](https://d3crmev290s45i.cloudfront.net/content/1008654xxx/1008654454/1008654454-size-exact-140x0.jpg "Linguistics, December 10, 11, 14 [1932]")
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Linguistics, December 10, 11, 14 [1932]
in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N99: Papua New Guinea, Folder 5: New Guinea. Arapesh, Mundugumor, and Tchambuli. Mead and Fortune field trip, 1931-33. Field data. Mundugumor (includes 1973 notes). Linguistic material. Original handwritten notes) (District of Columbia) (December 1932) , 35 page(s)
Handwritten and typewritten notes titled 'Linguistics' include pronouns, verbs, phrases, and vocabulary in English and an indigenous language. Dated December 10, 11, and 14 [1932]. A notation on the cover page reads 'Mundugumor, 1973.'
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in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N99: Papua New Guinea, Folder 5: New Guinea. Arapesh, Mundugumor, and Tchambuli. Mead and Fortune field trip, 1931-33. Field data. Mundugumor (includes 1973 notes). Linguistic material. Original handwritten notes) (District of Columbia) (December 1932) , 35 page(s)
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Handwritten and typewritten notes titled 'Linguistics' include pronouns, verbs, phrases, and vocabulary in English and an indigenous language. Dated December 10, 11, and 14 [1932]. A notation on the cover page reads 'Mundugumor, 1973.'
Date Written / Recorded
December 1932, 1932
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978
Author / Creator
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978
Topic / Theme
Grammar, Vocabulary, Anthropological linguistics, Biwat
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