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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
in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Malaya 1939-1940 Field Notes, Fishing and Boat Statistics Notebook) (London, England) (1939) , 166 page(s)
Handwritten notes chart fishing activity (boats, type of net used, value of catch) on the Malay Peninsula, 1939-40. Several typewritten pages compile government statistics on fish caught in Kelantan, 1938-40. Also includes a section on boats owned by women.
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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, Fishing and Boat Statistics Notebook) (London, England) (1939) , 166 page(s)
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Handwritten notes chart fishing activity (boats, type of net used, value of catch) on the Malay Peninsula, 1939-40. Several typewritten pages compile government statistics on fish caught in Kelantan, 1938-40. Also includes a section on boats owned by women.
Date Written / Recorded
1939
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Topic / Theme
Fisheries, Malay
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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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Graphs re: Catches of Fish
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) , 5 page(s)
Hand drawn graphs by Raymond Firth, dated 1939-1940, regarding catches of fish. The graphs are titled "Frequency Distribution of Value of Daily Catches of Individual Takur Nets," and "Daily Takings of Takur Net of Japat Compared with Average Daily Takings of All Nets Out." A third graph is untitled.
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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) , 5 page(s)
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Hand drawn graphs by Raymond Firth, dated 1939-1940, regarding catches of fish. The graphs are titled "Frequency Distribution of Value of Daily Catches of Individual Takur Nets," and "Daily Takings of Takur Net of Japat Compared with Average Daily Takings of All Nets Out." A third graph is untitled.
Date Written / Recorded
1939
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Graph
Contributor
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Topic / Theme
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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Kelantan 1939-40 Index (Partial)
in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Malaya 1939-1940 Field Notes, Kelantan 1939-1940: Index (Partial)) (London, England) (1940) , 62 page(s)
Handwritten entries on index cards comprise a partial index to Firth's Kelantan field notes. Among the topics covered are kinship, marriage, genealogies, fishing, occupations, capital and income, agriculture, and games. Dated 1939-40.
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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, Kelantan 1939-1940: Index (Partial)) (London, England) (1940) , 62 page(s)
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Handwritten entries on index cards comprise a partial index to Firth's Kelantan field notes. Among the topics covered are kinship, marriage, genealogies, fishing, occupations, capital and income, agriculture, and games. Dated 1939-40.
Date Written / Recorded
1940
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Topic / Theme
Economic conditions, Family relationships, Fisheries, Daily life, Malay
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Letter from Raymond Firth to Ishak Shari, May 6, 1979
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, Malay Letters: To and From Malays, Mainly Kelantan) (London, England) (06 May 1979) , 2 page(s)
Two-page typewritten letter to Ishak Shari from Raymond Firth sending names and information from his notebooks to give him leads on comparing tauke [fishing business owners] from his current studies with Firth's in 1963.
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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, Malay Letters: To and From Malays, Mainly Kelantan) (London, England) (06 May 1979) , 2 page(s)
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Two-page typewritten letter to Ishak Shari from Raymond Firth sending names and information from his notebooks to give him leads on comparing tauke [fishing business owners] from his current studies with Firth's in 1963.
Date Written / Recorded
06 May 1979, 1979
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Topic / Theme
Fisheries, Malay
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Line Fishing for Parang, Perupok-Bachok, 1939-40
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) , 3 page(s)
Typewritten notes by Raymond Firth, titled "Line Fishing for Parang, Perupok-Bachok, 1939-40." These notes examine the statistics of line fishing for parang, done "nearly all by single men in small boats." Tables list the number of parang caught, cash obtained, cases recorded, and additional remarks, for the perio...
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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) , 3 page(s)
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Typewritten notes by Raymond Firth, titled "Line Fishing for Parang, Perupok-Bachok, 1939-40." These notes examine the statistics of line fishing for parang, done "nearly all by single men in small boats." Tables list the number of parang caught, cash obtained, cases recorded, and additional remarks, for the period of August 1939 through July 1940. Firth also gives statistics for some individual fishermen, to show the great variation in catches.
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
Artisanal fishing, Malay
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List Showing the Places and Fishing Materials in the State of Kelantan
in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Malaya: Other Papers, Field Work) (London, England) (1937) , 6 page(s)
Six pages of typewritten lists, titled "List Showing the Places & Fishing Materials in the State of Kelantan," with handwritten annotations by Raymond Firth comparing his later observations to this list. A typewritten note in red ink at the top left of page one reads "WI. (87) in M. & C. 171/37." A handwritten not...
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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, Field Work) (London, England) (1937) , 6 page(s)
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Six pages of typewritten lists, titled "List Showing the Places & Fishing Materials in the State of Kelantan," with handwritten annotations by Raymond Firth comparing his later observations to this list. A typewritten note in red ink at the top left of page one reads "WI. (87) in M. & C. 171/37." A handwritten note at the top right of the same page, in Firth's hand, reads "My [papers?] 1939-40 in pencil," with "(1937)" next to the typewritten tit...
Six pages of typewritten lists, titled "List Showing the Places & Fishing Materials in the State of Kelantan," with handwritten annotations by Raymond Firth comparing his later observations to this list. A typewritten note in red ink at the top left of page one reads "WI. (87) in M. & C. 171/37." A handwritten note at the top right of the same page, in Firth's hand, reads "My [papers?] 1939-40 in pencil," with "(1937)" next to the typewritten title.
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Date Written / Recorded
1937
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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Malaya Field Notebook I, July-August 1963
in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Malaya 1939-1940 Field Notes, Malaya Field Notebook I) (London, England) (1963) , 147 page(s)
Handwritten notes in a Caxton Shorthand Notebook contain Firth's observations about Malay life. Among the topics discussed are fishing, pukat [fishing nets], government, and language. Volume is indexed; dated July-August 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 1939-1940 Field Notes, Malaya Field Notebook I) (London, England) (1963) , 147 page(s)
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Handwritten notes in a Caxton Shorthand Notebook contain Firth's observations about Malay life. Among the topics discussed are fishing, pukat [fishing nets], government, and language. Volume is indexed; dated July-August 1963.
Date Written / Recorded
1963
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Topic / Theme
Fisheries, Anthropological linguistics, Economics, Malay
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