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![[Copy of] Letter from Raymond Firth to Reo Fortune, September 7, 1932](https://d3crmev290s45i.cloudfront.net/content/1008654xxx/1008654184/1008654184-size-exact-140x0.jpg "[Copy of] Letter from Raymond Firth to Reo Fortune, September 7, 1932")
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[Copy of] Letter from Raymond Firth to Reo Fortune, September 7, 1932
written by Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002, in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N92: Papua New Guinea, Folder 3: New Guinea. Arapesh, Mundugumor, and Tchambuli. Mead and Fortune field trip, 1931-33. General correspondence) (District of Columbia) (07 September 1932) , 2 page(s)
In a two-page, typewritten letter under the letterhead of the University of Sydney, Australia, Raymond Firth gives concrete details of a research opportunity for Fortune and Margaret Mead among the Ungarinyin aborigines of western Australia, which he says 'will be waiting for you when you are ready.' He includes t...
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written by Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002, in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N92: Papua New Guinea, Folder 3: New Guinea. Arapesh, Mundugumor, and Tchambuli. Mead and Fortune field trip, 1931-33. General correspondence) (District of Columbia) (07 September 1932) , 2 page(s)
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In a two-page, typewritten letter under the letterhead of the University of Sydney, Australia, Raymond Firth gives concrete details of a research opportunity for Fortune and Margaret Mead among the Ungarinyin aborigines of western Australia, which he says 'will be waiting for you when you are ready.' He includes travel information and some background on the culture. Firth also notes that he will be leaving for the London School of Economics soon,...
In a two-page, typewritten letter under the letterhead of the University of Sydney, Australia, Raymond Firth gives concrete details of a research opportunity for Fortune and Margaret Mead among the Ungarinyin aborigines of western Australia, which he says 'will be waiting for you when you are ready.' He includes travel information and some background on the culture. Firth also notes that he will be leaving for the London School of Economics soon, and all but offers Fortune the chance to be his replacement at Sydney, at least for a year. He ends with mention of money owed for certain arrangements. A written note at the top indicates this letter was 'Xeroxed.'
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Date Written / Recorded
07 September 1932, 1932
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Topic / Theme
Academic life, Field work for anthropology, Australian Aborigines
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![[Copy of] Letter from William F. Ogburn to Margaret Mead, November 16, 1932](https://d3crmev290s45i.cloudfront.net/content/1008654xxx/1008654188/1008654188-size-exact-140x0.jpg "[Copy of] Letter from William F. Ogburn to Margaret Mead, November 16, 1932")
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[Copy of] Letter from William F. Ogburn to Margaret Mead, November 16, 1932
written by William F. Ogburn, 1886-1959, in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N92: Papua New Guinea, Folder 3: New Guinea. Arapesh, Mundugumor, and Tchambuli. Mead and Fortune field trip, 1931-33. General correspondence) (District of Columbia) (16 November 1932) , 6 page(s)
In a six-page letter written on his personal letterhead stationery, William F. Ogburn writes to Margaret Mead, interspersing ethnological musings with personal news. He talks about his study of recent social changes in the United States, having written some 2 million words. He hopes the newly elected President Roo...
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written by William F. Ogburn, 1886-1959, in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N92: Papua New Guinea, Folder 3: New Guinea. Arapesh, Mundugumor, and Tchambuli. Mead and Fortune field trip, 1931-33. General correspondence) (District of Columbia) (16 November 1932) , 6 page(s)
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In a six-page letter written on his personal letterhead stationery, William F. Ogburn writes to Margaret Mead, interspersing ethnological musings with personal news. He talks about his study of recent social changes in the United States, having written some 2 million words. He hopes the newly elected President Roosevelt will be more receptive to its importance than his predecessor, Hoover. He also mentions Mead's recent work among the Omaha India...
In a six-page letter written on his personal letterhead stationery, William F. Ogburn writes to Margaret Mead, interspersing ethnological musings with personal news. He talks about his study of recent social changes in the United States, having written some 2 million words. He hopes the newly elected President Roosevelt will be more receptive to its importance than his predecessor, Hoover. He also mentions Mead's recent work among the Omaha Indians in the U.S., thinking he might do followup work. He discusses conversations he's had about possible jobs for Mead and Reo Fortune at the University of North Carolina or Duke, but laments the 'blight' that the Depression has brought to American academia. Ogburn mentions having seen Mead's mother and sister Elizabeth at a conference, notes the talk of sociologist Stuart Rice's deep infatuation with Elizabeth, and talks about Rice's rising stature in his field. He closes with brief mentions of several colleagues and includes a post-script that a Barnard College woman had been sentenced to 10 days' labor for 'Communistic activities.' Though the pages lack the usual 'Xeroxed' notation, it is clear they are photocopies of smaller writing paper.
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Date Written / Recorded
16 November 1932, 1932
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
William F. Ogburn, 1886-1959
Person Discussed
Stuart Rice, 1889-1969, Elizabeth Steig, 1909-1983, Emily Fogg Mead, 1871-1950
Topic / Theme
Academic life, Field work for anthropology
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Copy of Partial Letter from Franz Boas to C.P. Daly, August 12, 1886
written by Franz Boas, 1858-1942, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 114]: Franz Boas, 1858-1947, Folder 6. Correspondence: Boas to Others, 1886,1933, 1939, 1942) (12 August 1886) , 1 page(s)
Typewritten copy of partial letter from Franz Boas to C.P. Daly asks the American Geographical Society to support Boas' planned anthropological expedition to Vancouver Island and the adjoining United States. Mentions that he has also contacted the Canadian Geological Survey and the Royal Society of Canada, and exp...
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written by Franz Boas, 1858-1942, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 114]: Franz Boas, 1858-1947, Folder 6. Correspondence: Boas to Others, 1886,1933, 1939, 1942) (12 August 1886) , 1 page(s)
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Typewritten copy of partial letter from Franz Boas to C.P. Daly asks the American Geographical Society to support Boas' planned anthropological expedition to Vancouver Island and the adjoining United States. Mentions that he has also contacted the Canadian Geological Survey and the Royal Society of Canada, and expects to get free passage on the Canadian Pacific Railway. Dated August 12, 1886. Marked Daly Collection [Safe].
Date Written / Recorded
12 August 1886, 1886
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Franz Boas, 1858-1942
Topic / Theme
Field work for anthropology
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Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Correspondence And Related Papers, Concerning Project Development (CUS/4/1/5/4)
written by Ann Kendall, OBE, 1939-2019, in The Cusichaca Trust archive (CUS), of University of London. Senate House Library (London, England) (2011), Ayacucho and Apurimac project. Proyecto Ayacucho y Apurimac (CUS/4), Archaeology and rural development (CUS/4/1), Terrace research (CUS/4/1/5), Correspondence and related papers, concerning project development (CUS/4/1/5/4) , 26 page(s)
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written by Ann Kendall, OBE, 1939-2019, in The Cusichaca Trust archive (CUS), of University of London. Senate House Library (London, England) (2011), Ayacucho and Apurimac project. Proyecto Ayacucho y Apurimac (CUS/4), Archaeology and rural development (CUS/4/1), Terrace research (CUS/4/1/5), Correspondence and related papers, concerning project development (CUS/4/1/5/4) , 26 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
2011
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Ann Kendall, OBE, 1939-2019
Person Discussed
Maria de la Luz Valdez, Inés Pazmiño Gavilanes, fl. 2011
Topic / Theme
Ayacucho and Apurimac Project Materials (1997 - 2013), Archaeology, Archaeological survey methods, Field work for anthropology, Fieldwork and Methods
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Material sourced from Senate House Library, University of London. Copyright © The University of London.
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Correspondence from Rhoda Métraux to Margaret Mead, 1972
in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N103: Papua New Guinea, Folder 1: New Guinea. Arapesh, Mundugumor, and Tchambuli. Mead and Fortune field trip, 1931-33. Postfield materials. Proposed book on Mundugumor, 1973. Notes and other reference materials #1) (District of Columbia) (1972) , 8 page(s)
**The image(s) of the document may be omitted here because of copyright considerations** Typewritten correspondence from Rhoda Métraux to Margaret Mead, 1972. Items include a memo from Métraux to Mead, December 13, 1972, regarding the population of Biwat [Mundugumor] villages; a note (likely by Mead), March 26,...
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in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N103: Papua New Guinea, Folder 1: New Guinea. Arapesh, Mundugumor, and Tchambuli. Mead and Fortune field trip, 1931-33. Postfield materials. Proposed book on Mundugumor, 1973. Notes and other reference materials #1) (District of Columbia) (1972) , 8 page(s)
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**The image(s) of the document may be omitted here because of copyright considerations** Typewritten correspondence from Rhoda Métraux to Margaret Mead, 1972. Items include a memo from Métraux to Mead, December 13, 1972, regarding the population of Biwat [Mundugumor] villages; a note (likely by Mead), March 26, 1973, regarding an item in Mead's book, 'The Mountain Arapesh;' a letter from Métraux to Mead, October 12, 1972, regarding Métraux's...
**The image(s) of the document may be omitted here because of copyright considerations** Typewritten correspondence from Rhoda Métraux to Margaret Mead, 1972. Items include a memo from Métraux to Mead, December 13, 1972, regarding the population of Biwat [Mundugumor] villages; a note (likely by Mead), March 26, 1973, regarding an item in Mead's book, 'The Mountain Arapesh;' a letter from Métraux to Mead, October 12, 1972, regarding Métraux's field work in Tambunam, East Sepik; a note from Métraux to Mead, October 13, 1972, regarding Mundugumor village populations and maps; and two copies of a map of language/tribal groups along the Sepik River in Papua New Guinea, traced from Yuat Census Division, Angoram, Vol. 4, 1969-70, with some information attributed to Donald Laycock.
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Date Written / Recorded
1972
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Contributor
Rhoda Métraux, 1914-2003
Author / Creator
Rhoda Métraux, 1914-2003
Topic / Theme
Census, Field work for anthropology, Biwat
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Correspondence Relating To Project Methodology (CUS/3/5/10/4/3)
written by James P. Mower, fl. 1995, in The Cusichaca Trust archive (CUS), of University of London. Senate House Library (London, England) (1995), Patacancha project. Proyecto Patacancha (CUS/3), Project finances and administration (CUS/3/5), Correspondence (CUS/3/5/10), Correspondence relating to project methodology (CUS/3/5/10/4) , 3 page(s)
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written by James P. Mower, fl. 1995, in The Cusichaca Trust archive (CUS), of University of London. Senate House Library (London, England) (1995), Patacancha project. Proyecto Patacancha (CUS/3), Project finances and administration (CUS/3/5), Correspondence (CUS/3/5/10), Correspondence relating to project methodology (CUS/3/5/10/4) , 3 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1995
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
James P. Mower, fl. 1995
Topic / Theme
Patacancha Project Materials (1987 - 1997), Field work for anthropology, Fieldwork and Methods, Archaeology, Inca
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Material sourced from Senate House Library, University of London. Copyright © The University of London.
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Correspondence Relating To Various Topics (CUS/3/5/10/7/40)
written by David Bonner, fl. 1995, in The Cusichaca Trust archive (CUS), of University of London. Senate House Library (London, England) (16 December 1995), Patacancha project. Proyecto Patacancha (CUS/3), Project finances and administration (CUS/3/5), Correspondence (CUS/3/5/10), Correspondence relating to various topics (CUS/3/5/10/7) , 2 page(s)
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written by David Bonner, fl. 1995, in The Cusichaca Trust archive (CUS), of University of London. Senate House Library (London, England) (16 December 1995), Patacancha project. Proyecto Patacancha (CUS/3), Project finances and administration (CUS/3/5), Correspondence (CUS/3/5/10), Correspondence relating to various topics (CUS/3/5/10/7) , 2 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
16 December 1995, 1995
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
David Bonner, fl. 1995
Person Discussed
David Drew, fl. 1978, Marivel Abarca, fl. 1995, Rob Early, Douglas Walsh, fl. 2006
Topic / Theme
Patacancha Project Materials (1987 - 1997), Archaeological sites, Field tests for anthropology, Field work for anthropology, Archaeology, Fieldwork and Methods
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Material sourced from Senate House Library, University of London. Copyright © The University of London.
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Extracts from Letter to Dr. Wissler, March 26, 1933
in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N92: Papua New Guinea, Folder 3: New Guinea. Arapesh, Mundugumor, and Tchambuli. Mead and Fortune field trip, 1931-33. General correspondence) (District of Columbia) (26 March 1933) , 3 page(s)
Three densely typed pages contain extracts from a letter to Clark Wissler, Margaret Mead's supervisor at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The extracts focus on ethnographic matters, excluding other concerns in the original letter. The writer, presumbably Mead, discusses the progress of her and R...
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in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N92: Papua New Guinea, Folder 3: New Guinea. Arapesh, Mundugumor, and Tchambuli. Mead and Fortune field trip, 1931-33. General correspondence) (District of Columbia) (26 March 1933) , 3 page(s)
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Three densely typed pages contain extracts from a letter to Clark Wissler, Margaret Mead's supervisor at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The extracts focus on ethnographic matters, excluding other concerns in the original letter. The writer, presumbably Mead, discusses the progress of her and Reo Fortune's work in the Sepik region, particularly among the Tchambouli, noting how their culture is recovering from raids by neighbor...
Three densely typed pages contain extracts from a letter to Clark Wissler, Margaret Mead's supervisor at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The extracts focus on ethnographic matters, excluding other concerns in the original letter. The writer, presumbably Mead, discusses the progress of her and Reo Fortune's work in the Sepik region, particularly among the Tchambouli, noting how their culture is recovering from raids by neighboring tribes after the institution of white control.
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Date Written / Recorded
26 March 1933, 1933
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Contributor
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978
Author / Creator
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978
Topic / Theme
Field work for anthropology, Chambri
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J.C. Mitchell to F. Chalmers Wright, 19 Aug. 1950
written by J. Clyde Mitchell, 1918-1995 (15 August 1950) , 3 page(s)
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written by J. Clyde Mitchell, 1918-1995 (15 August 1950) , 3 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
15 August 1950, 1950
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Recipient Organization
United Nations. General Assembly
Contributor
J. Clyde Mitchell, 1918-1995
Author / Creator
J. Clyde Mitchell, 1918-1995
Topic / Theme
Lamba, African ethnic groups, Finance, Field work for anthropology, Reporting anthropological data
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Letter from A. P. Elkin to Reo Fortune, December 28, 1932
written by Adolphus Peter Elkin, 1891-1979, in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N92: Papua New Guinea, Folder 3: New Guinea. Arapesh, Mundugumor, and Tchambuli. Mead and Fortune field trip, 1931-33. General correspondence) (District of Columbia) (28 December 1932) , 3 page(s)
A three-page, typewritten letter under the letterhead of the University of Sydney, Australia, is from A. P. Elkin (Raymond Firth's successor as chairman of the anthropology department) to Reo Fortune. He begins by regretting that Fortune could not accept the teaching position initially offered by Firth. He then la...
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written by Adolphus Peter Elkin, 1891-1979, in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N92: Papua New Guinea, Folder 3: New Guinea. Arapesh, Mundugumor, and Tchambuli. Mead and Fortune field trip, 1931-33. General correspondence) (District of Columbia) (28 December 1932) , 3 page(s)
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A three-page, typewritten letter under the letterhead of the University of Sydney, Australia, is from A. P. Elkin (Raymond Firth's successor as chairman of the anthropology department) to Reo Fortune. He begins by regretting that Fortune could not accept the teaching position initially offered by Firth. He then lays out fairly detailed information on cost and logistics if Fortune and Margaret Mead were to take up fieldwork among the Ungarinyin ab...
A three-page, typewritten letter under the letterhead of the University of Sydney, Australia, is from A. P. Elkin (Raymond Firth's successor as chairman of the anthropology department) to Reo Fortune. He begins by regretting that Fortune could not accept the teaching position initially offered by Firth. He then lays out fairly detailed information on cost and logistics if Fortune and Margaret Mead were to take up fieldwork among the Ungarinyin aborigines of Northwestern Australia, also first mentioned by Firth. Elkins also mentions the possibility of studying a tribe a bit further north about whom little is known.
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Date Written / Recorded
28 December 1932, 1932
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Adolphus Peter Elkin, 1891-1979
Person Discussed
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Topic / Theme
Field work for anthropology, Australian Aborigines
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