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Appendix II: Notes from the Conversation of a Fisherman, November 1939 - May 1940
in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Malaya: Other Papers, Kelantan Bomoh Formulae) (London, England) (February 1940) , 23 page(s)
A 23-page, typewritten draft of an appendix for an unspecified publication comprises transcribed field notes of conversations by Raymond Firth with Awang Lung, a Malay fisherman, over a period of six months in 1939 and 1940. The appendix itself is undated, but possibly written in the early 1970s.
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in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Malaya: Other Papers, Kelantan Bomoh Formulae) (London, England) (February 1940) , 23 page(s)
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A 23-page, typewritten draft of an appendix for an unspecified publication comprises transcribed field notes of conversations by Raymond Firth with Awang Lung, a Malay fisherman, over a period of six months in 1939 and 1940. The appendix itself is undated, but possibly written in the early 1970s.
Date Written / Recorded
February 1940, 1940
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Topic / Theme
Fisheries, Malay
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Atua and Voyaging
in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia and Solomon Islands Other, Canoe Technology) (London, England) (1965) , 15 page(s)
Typewritten notes on rituals related to sailing and fishing. Undated.
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in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia and Solomon Islands Other, Canoe Technology) (London, England) (1965) , 15 page(s)
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Typewritten notes on rituals related to sailing and fishing. Undated.
Date Written / Recorded
1965
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Topic / Theme
Religious rites and ceremonies, Sailing, Artisanal fishing, Tikopia
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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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Capital Investments of Saleh-Minoh, in Boats and Nets
in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Malaya: Other Papers, Fishing: Raw Materials) (London, England) (1943) , 2 page(s)
Typewritten undated notes by Raymond Firth titled "Capital Investments of Saleh-Minoh, in Boats and Nets" with "(Pukat Takur and Pukat Tarek)" also noted. Firth creates a detailed timeline of a fisherman's working life, beginning circa 1915 and continuing through 1934. He lists the places he worked and the types o...
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in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Malaya: Other Papers, Fishing: Raw Materials) (London, England) (1943) , 2 page(s)
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Typewritten undated notes by Raymond Firth titled "Capital Investments of Saleh-Minoh, in Boats and Nets" with "(Pukat Takur and Pukat Tarek)" also noted. Firth creates a detailed timeline of a fisherman's working life, beginning circa 1915 and continuing through 1934. He lists the places he worked and the types of fishing done, as well as his profit and loss in each position. Page 1 is glued together in the middle with some handwritten annotatio...
Typewritten undated notes by Raymond Firth titled "Capital Investments of Saleh-Minoh, in Boats and Nets" with "(Pukat Takur and Pukat Tarek)" also noted. Firth creates a detailed timeline of a fisherman's working life, beginning circa 1915 and continuing through 1934. He lists the places he worked and the types of fishing done, as well as his profit and loss in each position. Page 1 is glued together in the middle with some handwritten annotations.
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Date Written / Recorded
1943
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Topic / Theme
Retail occupations, Fisheries, Malay
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Cost of Pukat Takur
in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Malaya: Other Papers, Fishing: Raw Materials) (London, England) (1940) , 2 page(s)
Typewritten notes by Raymond Firth, titled "Cost of Pukat Takur," detailing the costs of producing a type of fishing net. The notes examine the net-making of fisherman Awang Juli (Awang-Yoh) from December 14, 1939 through April 12, 1940. Firth lists the cost of materials, time spent in production, and the recoupin...
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in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Malaya: Other Papers, Fishing: Raw Materials) (London, England) (1940) , 2 page(s)
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Typewritten notes by Raymond Firth, titled "Cost of Pukat Takur," detailing the costs of producing a type of fishing net. The notes examine the net-making of fisherman Awang Juli (Awang-Yoh) from December 14, 1939 through April 12, 1940. Firth lists the cost of materials, time spent in production, and the recouping of costs through use or sale, with any profit noted.
Date Written / Recorded
1940
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Topic / Theme
Fisheries, Malay
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Costs
in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Malaya: Other Papers, Fishing: Raw Materials) (London, England) (1940) , 6 page(s)
Handwritten notes by Raymond Firth titled "Costs." The notes are a compilation of figures and information relating to accounting for fisheries, many with numbered references, likely to field notebooks. Page 2 has entries dated February 15 and 18, 1940. Pages 2, 4, and 6 are struck through.
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in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Malaya: Other Papers, Fishing: Raw Materials) (London, England) (1940) , 6 page(s)
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Handwritten notes by Raymond Firth titled "Costs." The notes are a compilation of figures and information relating to accounting for fisheries, many with numbered references, likely to field notebooks. Page 2 has entries dated February 15 and 18, 1940. Pages 2, 4, and 6 are struck through.
Date Written / Recorded
1940
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Topic / Theme
Fisheries, Malay
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Economic Development - Rice, Rubber, Fish
in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Malaya 1939-1940 Field Notes, Socio-Economic Census, Panjai Damat, Kubang Kawoa, Perupok) (London, England) (1963) , 2 page(s)
Two handwritten notes on economic development in Malaya. Keywords include: allowances; income tax; lack of capital; market control; subsidy. An additional notation on rice reads 'home milled kisar ugly, not used for feasts.' Also included are figures on tonnage of fish sold for 1928-1931. Undated.
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in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Malaya 1939-1940 Field Notes, Socio-Economic Census, Panjai Damat, Kubang Kawoa, Perupok) (London, England) (1963) , 2 page(s)
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Two handwritten notes on economic development in Malaya. Keywords include: allowances; income tax; lack of capital; market control; subsidy. An additional notation on rice reads 'home milled kisar ugly, not used for feasts.' Also included are figures on tonnage of fish sold for 1928-1931. Undated.
Date Written / Recorded
1963
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Topic / Theme
Fisheries, Rubber industry, Agriculture, Economics, Malay
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Fish Trading on Shore
in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Malaya: Other Papers, Fishing: Raw Materials) (London, England) (1939) , 18 page(s)
Undated draft of a typewritten essay by Raymond Firth titled "Fish Trading on Shore." Firth examines the role of the peraih, a middleman for the larger fishing enterprises in Malaya. These sellers buy fish directly from fishing boats and sell them to individual consumers on the beach. Firth describes the types of...
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in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Malaya: Other Papers, Fishing: Raw Materials) (London, England) (1939) , 18 page(s)
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Undated draft of a typewritten essay by Raymond Firth titled "Fish Trading on Shore." Firth examines the role of the peraih, a middleman for the larger fishing enterprises in Malaya. These sellers buy fish directly from fishing boats and sell them to individual consumers on the beach. Firth describes the types of sellers, the process of price bidding, and the reasons for choosing this line of work. He then provides detailed examples, dating from...
Undated draft of a typewritten essay by Raymond Firth titled "Fish Trading on Shore." Firth examines the role of the peraih, a middleman for the larger fishing enterprises in Malaya. These sellers buy fish directly from fishing boats and sell them to individual consumers on the beach. Firth describes the types of sellers, the process of price bidding, and the reasons for choosing this line of work. He then provides detailed examples, dating from 1939 through 1940, of individual sellers and their transactions. While the text is in English, indigenous terms are used throughout.
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Date Written / Recorded
1939
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Topic / Theme
Retail occupations, Fisheries, Malay
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Fish/Exp./Profit
in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Malaya: Other Papers, Fishing) (London, England) (1960) , 3 page(s)
Handwritten notes track fishing expenditures, losses, and profits. Amounts recorded in dollars [Malayan?]. Undated.
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in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Malaya: Other Papers, Fishing) (London, England) (1960) , 3 page(s)
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Handwritten notes track fishing expenditures, losses, and profits. Amounts recorded in dollars [Malayan?]. Undated.
Date Written / Recorded
1960
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Topic / Theme
Fisheries
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Fishing on the Kelantan Coast, Malaya: Estimation of Income
in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Malaya: Other Papers, Malay Peasant Economics) (London, England) (1943) , 6 page(s)
Undated typewritten draft of an essay by Raymond Firth titled "Fishing on the Kelantan Coast, Malaya: Estimation of Income." Firth explains the difficulties of getting an accurate estimate of incomes of fishing communities and individual fishermen: 1) the income is from a variety of sources, 2) the yields from the...
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in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Malaya: Other Papers, Malay Peasant Economics) (London, England) (1943) , 6 page(s)
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Undated typewritten draft of an essay by Raymond Firth titled "Fishing on the Kelantan Coast, Malaya: Estimation of Income." Firth explains the difficulties of getting an accurate estimate of incomes of fishing communities and individual fishermen: 1) the income is from a variety of sources, 2) the yields from these sources vary, 3) the number of workers varies, 4) the use of rebates on losses makes tracking such transactions impossible, and 5) t...
Undated typewritten draft of an essay by Raymond Firth titled "Fishing on the Kelantan Coast, Malaya: Estimation of Income." Firth explains the difficulties of getting an accurate estimate of incomes of fishing communities and individual fishermen: 1) the income is from a variety of sources, 2) the yields from these sources vary, 3) the number of workers varies, 4) the use of rebates on losses makes tracking such transactions impossible, and 5) the rules for distribution of income vary. The researcher must also know the local terms and customs of the fishing industry when collecting data.
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Date Written / Recorded
1943
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Topic / Theme
Income, Fisheries, Malay
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Hand-Line Fishing Incomes, 30 July to 29 August, 1963
in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Malaya: Other Papers, Fishing) (London, England) (1963) , 3 page(s)
Handwritten notes discuss cash earnings of a group of Malayan hand-line fishermen from July 30-August 29, 1963.
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in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Malaya: Other Papers, Fishing) (London, England) (1963) , 3 page(s)
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Handwritten notes discuss cash earnings of a group of Malayan hand-line fishermen from July 30-August 29, 1963.
Date Written / Recorded
1963
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Topic / Theme
Fisheries, Malay
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