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Children's Drawings - Pere Village, Manus Island
in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N40: Papua New Guinea, Folder 5: Admiralty Islands. Mead and Fortune trip to Manus, 1928-29. Field data. Margaret Mead. Children's drawings #1) (District of Columbia) (1928) , 5 page(s)
Pencil drawings created by native children of the Pere Village of Manus Island. Drawings were created by native boys, Kilipak, aged 13, and Loponiu, aged 14, by tracing a butcher knife. Drawings portray native people, fishing, nets, canoes, and boats.
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in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N40: Papua New Guinea, Folder 5: Admiralty Islands. Mead and Fortune trip to Manus, 1928-29. Field data. Margaret Mead. Children's drawings #1) (District of Columbia) (1928) , 5 page(s)
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Pencil drawings created by native children of the Pere Village of Manus Island. Drawings were created by native boys, Kilipak, aged 13, and Loponiu, aged 14, by tracing a butcher knife. Drawings portray native people, fishing, nets, canoes, and boats.
Date Written / Recorded
1928
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Miscellaneous artwork
Contributor
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978
Author / Creator
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978
Topic / Theme
Artisanal fishing, Papua New Guineans
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Confidential Letter from Raymond Firth to Unidentified Recipient, September 9, 1949
written by Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002, 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) (12 September 1949) , 4 page(s)
Typewritten letter from Raymond Firth to an unidentified recipient discusses draft proposals for a marketing syndicate to help fishermen in Kelantan, Malaya. Letter is marked 'Confidential'; dated September 17, 1949.
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written by Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002, 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) (12 September 1949) , 4 page(s)
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Typewritten letter from Raymond Firth to an unidentified recipient discusses draft proposals for a marketing syndicate to help fishermen in Kelantan, Malaya. Letter is marked 'Confidential'; dated September 17, 1949.
Date Written / Recorded
12 September 1949, 1949
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Topic / Theme
Economic development, Fisheries, Malay
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GOVERNMENT OF NORTHERN RHODESIA., CHIEF SECRETARY'S OFFICE, LIVINGSTONE., 26th. September, 1933
in Max Gluckman Papers, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Archives and Manuscripts (Box 10: Lozi Notes (Mainly), [Folder 12]) (26 September 1933); in Copy of letter from D. M. Kennedy to P. C. Mongu, D. C. Sesheke, and Paramount Chief, Lealui, September 26, 1933 , 1-1
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in Max Gluckman Papers, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Archives and Manuscripts (Box 10: Lozi Notes (Mainly), [Folder 12]) (26 September 1933); in Copy of letter from D. M. Kennedy to P. C. Mongu, D. C. Sesheke, and Paramount Chief, Lealui, September 26, 1933 , 1-1
Date Written / Recorded
26 September 1933, 1933
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Topic / Theme
Negotiation in government, Artisanal fishing
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Royal Anthropological Institute Archive. Copyright © 2016 by Royal Anthropological Institute
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![Copy of Minutes on [Kelantan?] 698/1939](https://d3crmev290s45i.cloudfront.net/content/1008375xxx/1008375792/1008375792-size-exact-140x0.jpg "Copy of Minutes on [Kelantan?] 698/1939")
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Copy of Minutes on [Kelantan?] 698/1939
written by United Kingdom. Colonial Office. British Adviser to the Government of Kelantan State, United Kingdom. Colonial Office. High Commissioner for the Malay States and Unfederated Malay States (Malaysia). Kelantan. Department of Agriculture, in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Malaya: Other Papers, 1939-1940 Visit) (London, England) (01 August 1939) , 2 page(s)
Seven typed pages contain minutes among A. C. Baker, the British Adviser to the Kelantan State Government; R. G. Heath, Senior Agricultural Officer for Malaya; his assistant, Frank Birkinshaw; the High Commissioner for the Malay States; and his Agricultural Secretary, R. Irvine, discussing various types of hand- o...
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written by United Kingdom. Colonial Office. British Adviser to the Government of Kelantan State, United Kingdom. Colonial Office. High Commissioner for the Malay States and Unfederated Malay States (Malaysia). Kelantan. Department of Agriculture, in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Malaya: Other Papers, 1939-1940 Visit) (London, England) (01 August 1939) , 2 page(s)
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Seven typed pages contain minutes among A. C. Baker, the British Adviser to the Kelantan State Government; R. G. Heath, Senior Agricultural Officer for Malaya; his assistant, Frank Birkinshaw; the High Commissioner for the Malay States; and his Agricultural Secretary, R. Irvine, discussing various types of hand- or foot-powered rice mills and whether they compete with a power mill that has an official monopoly in Kelantan State. There is also a r...
Seven typed pages contain minutes among A. C. Baker, the British Adviser to the Kelantan State Government; R. G. Heath, Senior Agricultural Officer for Malaya; his assistant, Frank Birkinshaw; the High Commissioner for the Malay States; and his Agricultural Secretary, R. Irvine, discussing various types of hand- or foot-powered rice mills and whether they compete with a power mill that has an official monopoly in Kelantan State. There is also a report on the quality and nutritional value of rice produced by various types of mills. The minutes were apparently collected in connection with Firth's 1939-1940 visit to Malaya.
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Date Written / Recorded
01 August 1939, 1939
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Minutes
Recipient Organization
United Kingdom. Colonial Office. British Adviser to the Government of Kelantan State, United Kingdom. Colonial Office. High Commissioner for the Malay States, Unfederated Malay States (Malaysia). Kelantan. Department of Agriculture
Author / Creator
United Kingdom. Colonial Office. British Adviser to the Government of Kelantan State, United Kingdom. Colonial Office. High Commissioner for the Malay States, Unfederated Malay States (Malaysia). Kelantan. Department of Agriculture
Topic / Theme
Grist mills, Rice, Malay
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Correspondence Between Raymond Firth and Jock Lim, 1979-1980
written by Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002 and Jock Lim, fl. 1980, in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia Correspondence, Correspondence re Contributions to Symposia etc.) (London, England) (1980) , 5 page(s)
Typewritten and handwritten correspondence between Jock Lim and Raymond Firth dated 1979 - 1980 regarding Jock Lim's fieldwork in Brunei on the social and economic aspects of fishing.
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written by Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002 and Jock Lim, fl. 1980, in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia Correspondence, Correspondence re Contributions to Symposia etc.) (London, England) (1980) , 5 page(s)
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Typewritten and handwritten correspondence between Jock Lim and Raymond Firth dated 1979 - 1980 regarding Jock Lim's fieldwork in Brunei on the social and economic aspects of fishing.
Date Written / Recorded
1980
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002, Jock Lim, fl. 1980
Topic / Theme
Fisheries
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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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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Swimming Through Fieldwork: Constructing Trust in the Mexican Caribbean
written by David M. Hoffman; in Dispatches from the Field (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 2006, originally published 2006), 15-31
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written by David M. Hoffman; in Dispatches from the Field (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 2006, originally published 2006), 15-31
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Essay
Contributor
David M. Hoffman, Andrew Gardner
Author / Creator
David M. Hoffman, Andrew Gardner
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Waveland Press, Inc.
Topic / Theme
Field work for anthropology, Diaries, Fisheries
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 by Waveland Press
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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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Extract from Letter from Sir H. [Henry] Gurney, June 27, 1949
written by Sir Henry Gurney, 1898-1951, 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) (27 June 1949) , 2 page(s)
Typewritten extract of a letter from Sir Henry Gurney, British High Commissioner in Malaya, discusses a proposal to establish a marketing syndicate for Malayan fishermen. Mention is made of applying for a grant and building an ice plant. Dated June 27, 1949.
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written by Sir Henry Gurney, 1898-1951, 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) (27 June 1949) , 2 page(s)
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Typewritten extract of a letter from Sir Henry Gurney, British High Commissioner in Malaya, discusses a proposal to establish a marketing syndicate for Malayan fishermen. Mention is made of applying for a grant and building an ice plant. Dated June 27, 1949.
Date Written / Recorded
27 June 1949, 1949
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Author / Creator
Sir Henry Gurney, 1898-1951
Topic / Theme
Economic development, Fisheries, Malay
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