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[1973 Copies of] Mundugumor Notes, October-December 1932
in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N100: Papua New Guinea, Folder 4: New Guinea. Arapesh, Mundugumor, and Tchambuli. Mead and Fortune field trip, 1931-33. Field data. Mundugumor (includes 1973 notes). Notes. Margaret Mead. Mixed carbons & xeroxes) (District of Columbia) (November 1932) , 67 page(s)
Sixty-six pages comprise copies of Margaret Mead's typed or written field notes about the Mundugumor people of New Guinea from mid-October to mid-December 1932. There are numerous terms in indigenous text. The notes are on various topics, but kinship makes up a large part. These copies are accompanied by a hand-wr...
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in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N100: Papua New Guinea, Folder 4: New Guinea. Arapesh, Mundugumor, and Tchambuli. Mead and Fortune field trip, 1931-33. Field data. Mundugumor (includes 1973 notes). Notes. Margaret Mead. Mixed carbons & xeroxes) (District of Columbia) (November 1932) , 67 page(s)
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Sixty-six pages comprise copies of Margaret Mead's typed or written field notes about the Mundugumor people of New Guinea from mid-October to mid-December 1932. There are numerous terms in indigenous text. The notes are on various topics, but kinship makes up a large part. These copies are accompanied by a hand-written note that reads, 'Mundugu Duplicates - Xeroxed for Levy Straus [sic; apparent reference to Claude Levi-Strauss] but never sent be...
Sixty-six pages comprise copies of Margaret Mead's typed or written field notes about the Mundugumor people of New Guinea from mid-October to mid-December 1932. There are numerous terms in indigenous text. The notes are on various topics, but kinship makes up a large part. These copies are accompanied by a hand-written note that reads, 'Mundugu Duplicates - Xeroxed for Levy Straus [sic; apparent reference to Claude Levi-Strauss] but never sent because he said he didn't need them. (Sept. 11, 1973)' That note includes the initials 'SS' at the top and the notation 'File in Dup. Bin please' at the bottom
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Date Written / Recorded
November 1932, 1932
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978
Author / Creator
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978
Person Discussed
Claude Lévi-Strauss, 1908-2009
Topic / Theme
Social institutions, Kinship nomenclature, Kin relationships, Biwat
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Abbreviated tree of the present Bemba royal house
in Max Gluckman Papers, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Archives and Manuscripts (Box 7: Barotse Notes and Lectures on Northern Rhodesia, [Folder 1]) (1940) , 2 page(s)
Handwritten, abbreviated tree of the present Bemba royal house showing descent through the female line in red, chieftanships shown in capitals. Copy mailed to P.E. Hall, Esq.
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in Max Gluckman Papers, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Archives and Manuscripts (Box 7: Barotse Notes and Lectures on Northern Rhodesia, [Folder 1]) (1940) , 2 page(s)
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Handwritten, abbreviated tree of the present Bemba royal house showing descent through the female line in red, chieftanships shown in capitals. Copy mailed to P.E. Hall, Esq.
Date Written / Recorded
1940
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Max Gluckman, 1911-1975
Author / Creator
Max Gluckman, 1911-1975
Topic / Theme
Royalty (Social class), Kin relationships, Chieftains, Genealogy, Bemba
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Royal Anthropological Institute Archive. Copyright © 2016 by Royal Anthropological Institute
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Apache
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 12. Notes) (1926) , 1 page(s)
Date: Unknown. Typewritten field notes about Apache, scalp dance, adultery and the punishments for committing adultery, the joking relationship, siblings.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 12. Notes) (1926) , 1 page(s)
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Date: Unknown. Typewritten field notes about Apache, scalp dance, adultery and the punishments for committing adultery, the joking relationship, siblings.
Date Written / Recorded
1926
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Kin relationships, Religious rites and ceremonies, Infidelity, Apaches
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Arapesh 1931-2: Kinship, Social Organization, Economic Relationships
in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N96: Papua New Guinea, Folder 3: New Guinea. Arapesh, Mundugumor, and Tchambuli. Mead and Fortune field trip, 1931-33. Field data. Arapesh. Notes. Kinship, social organization and economic reciprocities) (District of Columbia) (1931) , 116 page(s)
Typewritten notes, with handwritten notations, titled 'Arapesh 1931-2: Kinship, Social Organization, Economic Relationships' discuss kinship roles and relative functions; payments for blood; attitudes toward the past; use of personal names; names for pigs; kinship terminology; marriage; gens; and ancestral spirits...
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in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N96: Papua New Guinea, Folder 3: New Guinea. Arapesh, Mundugumor, and Tchambuli. Mead and Fortune field trip, 1931-33. Field data. Arapesh. Notes. Kinship, social organization and economic reciprocities) (District of Columbia) (1931) , 116 page(s)
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Typewritten notes, with handwritten notations, titled 'Arapesh 1931-2: Kinship, Social Organization, Economic Relationships' discuss kinship roles and relative functions; payments for blood; attitudes toward the past; use of personal names; names for pigs; kinship terminology; marriage; gens; and ancestral spirits.
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
Cultural norms, Kin relationships, Arapesh
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Assiniboine Report
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 86], Folder 8. Assiniboine Report (Ella Deloria)) (1939) , 150 page(s)
This 26-page typewritten report is titled "Assiniboine Report" and is written by Ella Deloria. It has editorial comments and corrections in pencil and discusses the author's time in Fort Belknap with the Assiniboine tribe.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 86], Folder 8. Assiniboine Report (Ella Deloria)) (1939) , 150 page(s)
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This 26-page typewritten report is titled "Assiniboine Report" and is written by Ella Deloria. It has editorial comments and corrections in pencil and discusses the author's time in Fort Belknap with the Assiniboine tribe.
Date Written / Recorded
1939
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ella Cara Deloria, 1889-1971
Author / Creator
Ella Cara Deloria, 1889-1971
Topic / Theme
Cultural life, Religious rites and ceremonies, Kin relationships, Cultural assimilation, Dakota, Assiniboine
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Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Assumed to be Work Up of April 4, 1929 Material
in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N49: Papua New Guinea, Folder 3: Admiralty Islands. Mead and Fortune field trip to Manus, 1928-29. Field data. Joint field notes. Kinship) (District of Columbia) (04 April 1929) , 14 page(s)
Fourteen pages contain notes and charts, mostly hand-written, apparently having to do with kinship. One partially typed page is headed 'Missing Terms from Mele System, April 4.' A cover sheet and the backs of several pages bear the notation, 'Assumed to be work up of April 4, 1929 material.'
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in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N49: Papua New Guinea, Folder 3: Admiralty Islands. Mead and Fortune field trip to Manus, 1928-29. Field data. Joint field notes. Kinship) (District of Columbia) (04 April 1929) , 14 page(s)
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Fourteen pages contain notes and charts, mostly hand-written, apparently having to do with kinship. One partially typed page is headed 'Missing Terms from Mele System, April 4.' A cover sheet and the backs of several pages bear the notation, 'Assumed to be work up of April 4, 1929 material.'
Date Written / Recorded
04 April 1929, 1929
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978
Author / Creator
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978
Topic / Theme
Specialized kin relationships, Manus
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Blue Book II
in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 2: Trobriand Islands fieldwork notebooks and notes, Folder 22: Field notes) (London, England) (1918)
1918: A bound field notebook contains notes and sketches in English and an indigenous language. Included are kinship charts of various chiefs, vocabulary lists, magic texts and spells, gardening, land tenure, mythology, and other aspects of life in various Trobriand villages.
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in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 2: Trobriand Islands fieldwork notebooks and notes, Folder 22: Field notes) (London, England) (1918)
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1918: A bound field notebook contains notes and sketches in English and an indigenous language. Included are kinship charts of various chiefs, vocabulary lists, magic texts and spells, gardening, land tenure, mythology, and other aspects of life in various Trobriand villages.
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
Property rights, Gardening, Kin relationships, Magic, Myths and legends, Trobriand Islanders
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Materials sourced from Yale University. Copyright © 2016 by Patrick Burke
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Ch. I Kinship in the Life of the Trobriand Islanders
in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 2: Trobriand Islands fieldwork notebooks and notes, Folder 25: Semi archives of Sociology and Tribal Life, 1915-1931) (London, England) (1915) , 4 page(s)
Four undated, handwritten pages of notes are headed, 'Main Post -- A Kinship System of Melanesia -- Ch. I Kinship in the Life of the Trobriand Islanders.' Noted in red pencil to the right of the title is 'Summary of pp 1-43 already dictated.' The notes consist of a heavily annotated chapter outline with sections i...
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in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 2: Trobriand Islands fieldwork notebooks and notes, Folder 25: Semi archives of Sociology and Tribal Life, 1915-1931) (London, England) (1915) , 4 page(s)
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Four undated, handwritten pages of notes are headed, 'Main Post -- A Kinship System of Melanesia -- Ch. I Kinship in the Life of the Trobriand Islanders.' Noted in red pencil to the right of the title is 'Summary of pp 1-43 already dictated.' The notes consist of a heavily annotated chapter outline with sections including: The village and the household; Rules of Marriage and Descent; Kinship and the Native Theory of Procreation; Constitution of T...
Four undated, handwritten pages of notes are headed, 'Main Post -- A Kinship System of Melanesia -- Ch. I Kinship in the Life of the Trobriand Islanders.' Noted in red pencil to the right of the title is 'Summary of pp 1-43 already dictated.' The notes consist of a heavily annotated chapter outline with sections including: The village and the household; Rules of Marriage and Descent; Kinship and the Native Theory of Procreation; Constitution of Tribe, and Clan and Social Groups, followed by further annotations on clans and common life.
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Date Written / Recorded
1915
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Author / Creator
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Topic / Theme
Societal structure, Kin relationships, Trobriand Islanders
Copyright Message
Materials sourced from Yale University. Copyright © 2016 by Patrick Burke
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Chapter III. More Characteristic behavior
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 86], Folder 4. Dakota Sioux - Social Organization -- More Characteristic Behavior (TS)) (1939) , 27 page(s)
This 27-page, typewritten, partial manuscript is headed "Chapter III. More Characteristic Behavior" concerns the society of the Dakota Sioux, including behavior after marriage and relationships with and between spouses' families.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 86], Folder 4. Dakota Sioux - Social Organization -- More Characteristic Behavior (TS)) (1939) , 27 page(s)
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This 27-page, typewritten, partial manuscript is headed "Chapter III. More Characteristic Behavior" concerns the society of the Dakota Sioux, including behavior after marriage and relationships with and between spouses' families.
Date Written / Recorded
1939
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Societal structure, Kin relationships, Dakota
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Chieftainship - Omarakana
in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 2: Trobriand Islands fieldwork notebooks and notes, Folder 21: Vocubulary and mixed field notes) (London, England) (1917) , 2 page(s)
A page headed ''Chieftainship - Omarakana'' contains notes on questions and goals regarding chief in a high-ranking Trobriand village. Malinowski seeks information on lines of succession; wives and where they came from; ''pedigrees,'' with a small chart showing apparent connections among chiefs; a list of headmen;...
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in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 2: Trobriand Islands fieldwork notebooks and notes, Folder 21: Vocubulary and mixed field notes) (London, England) (1917) , 2 page(s)
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A page headed ''Chieftainship - Omarakana'' contains notes on questions and goals regarding chief in a high-ranking Trobriand village. Malinowski seeks information on lines of succession; wives and where they came from; ''pedigrees,'' with a small chart showing apparent connections among chiefs; a list of headmen; and terms for his vassals. It is written on the back of an unsigned letter dated 20.5.16, possibly from Billy Hancock to Malinowski, d...
A page headed ''Chieftainship - Omarakana'' contains notes on questions and goals regarding chief in a high-ranking Trobriand village. Malinowski seeks information on lines of succession; wives and where they came from; ''pedigrees,'' with a small chart showing apparent connections among chiefs; a list of headmen; and terms for his vassals. It is written on the back of an unsigned letter dated 20.5.16, possibly from Billy Hancock to Malinowski, discussing the writer's difficulties in making photographic prints.
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Date Written / Recorded
1917
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Author / Creator
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Topic / Theme
Royal successions, Wives, Specialized kin relationships, Chieftains, Trobriand Islanders
Copyright Message
Materials sourced from Yale University. Copyright © 2016 by Patrick Burke
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