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Object Number
58-43-00/1.3.2
Display Title
1955 records, possibly from J.O. Brew, including letters dating 8/1/1955-11/28/1955
Descriptions
Archival Collections/Series
Southwest Africa Expeditions records > Records from accession file 58-43 > Expedition records by year
Archival Scope and Content
Includes records of J.O. Brew regarding expedition material shipping and travel arrangements, as well as status reports, telegrams, and memos. Correspondence of note includes letters from Lorna Marshall in South West Africa to J.O. Brew and "Nana," to and from J.O. Brew and Laurence Marshall re film and film equipment, from John Marshall on cataloging of film, and letters concerning "The Hunters," film processing, print mounting, and George Murdock's use of photography of Khuan//a. This material was removed from accession file 58-43C.
Department
Archival, Paper
Archives
Archival Collection - Folder
Archival Box, Folder
Box 3, Folder 4
Archival Inventory
8/1/55 Lorna Marshall to J.O. Brew (1 handwritten, 2 typed)
discussion of route from Ghanzi to Gautscha
predicts end of "Bushman" life within 2-3 years
month with /Gikwe people: kinship, Onkwan's songs
8/2/55 Lorna Marshall to Laurence Marshall's mother (Nana)
comments about /Gikwe "bushmen," music, games, water, hunting
John Marshall's filming
8/4/55 J.O. Brew to Laurence Marshall
film processing
8/9/55 J.O. Brew to Laurence Marshall
payment for sniperscope
8/11/55 Laurence Marshall to J.O. Brew (handwritten)
early departure due to rain, travel plans
8/12/55? Lorna Marshall to J.O. Brew (postcard)
"Bushmen" to farms, departure plans
8/15/55 J.O. Brew to Laurence Marshall
arrangements for trucks
8/22/55 Lorna Marshall to W.L. Dunnellan
letter of reference with W.L. Dunnellan's curriculum vitae
with note to J.O. Brew
9/8/55 Laurence Marshall to T.F. Spiess (Kodak)
film processing
9/9/55 Laurence Marshall to J.O. Brew (1 written, 1 typed)
photos
9/11/55 Laurence Marshall to John Marshall
shipment of camera, documents
9/12/55 Laurence Marshall to J.O. Brew (1 original, 2 carbons)
lists of boxes of expedition material
9/14/55 Laurence Marshall to J.O. Brew
sniperscope
10/5/55 A.W. Wilding to J.O. Brew
sniperscope
10/11/55 J.O. Brew to Leonard Carmichael
payment for sniperscope
10/21/55 Leonard Carmichael to J.O. Brew
sniperscope
5/3/55 Springmeier Shipping Co. to Granite City Eng. Dept.
lost bill of lading
4/22/55 J.O. Brew to Springmeier Shipping Co.
lost bill of lading
3/23, 4/8, 4/13/55 Springmeier Shipping Co. to Laurence Marshall
bill of lading
4/5/55 Ruth Babb to J.O. Brew
shipment from Springmeier Shipping Co.
4/15/55 J.O. Brew to E.J. Treacy
inability to track the shipment delivery to
Laurence Marshall
9/20/55 Ruth Babb to J.O. Brew
bill from Gelotte
9/27/55 Kodak to Laurence Marshall
need for consular invoice for films
11/2/55 J.O. Brew to George Murdock
permission to use photo in book
11/4/55 George Murdock to J.O. Brew
thanks for "Bushman" photo
11/28/55 John Marshall to Color Service Co.
"The Hunters" film
telegrams
3/28/55 Laurence Marshall to J.O. Brew
Ernest Westphal situation
7/26/55 John Marshall to J.O. Brew
"The Hunters" film
8/2/55 John Marshall to J.O. Brew
"The Hunters" film
9/27/55 Terrys to Laurence Marshall
hire of powerwagon
memos
1/7/55 _____ to J.O. Brew
re application cards from British Consulate
3/21/55 itinerary for Marshall party
5/5/55 "Purpose of linguistic recordings"
Dr Jakobson suggestions appended
5/25/55 "Sout West Africa Account"
5/26/55 W.B. Lochman (Harvard Trust)
authorization to bank to distribute Marshall's securities to Peabody
5/?/55 John Marshall to J.O. Brew
"South West Africa Films"- discussion of need for card catalog
5/?/55 notes for John Marshall memo to J.O. Brew re films
6/3/55 John Marshall to Ralph Smith and J.O. Brew (2 copies)
"South West Africa Films"- discussion of catalogue
7/13/55 ______ to J.O. Brew (2 copies)
contents of "1st shipment of movies 1955"
______ "Kodaslides 35mm 1st shipment from South West Africa"
(original, 2 carbons)
8/9/55 Pan American Airlines to Peabody Museum
arrival notice for film
8/?/55 RLS to John Marshall
suggests air shots of desert
9/8/55 list of film and tape sent for processing
9/9?/55 Laurence Marshall to J.O. Brew
air express film shipments
6/5/56 J.O. Brew to Laurence Marshall
mounting of photographs
6/12/56, 5/24/56, 5/25/56, 5/22/56 D. DeHarport to J.O. Brew
mounting of prints
6/21/56 D. DeHarport to J.O. Brew
_______ J.O. Brew to D. DeHarport
prints of 1955 expedition
______ J.O. Brew to Laurence Marshall
mounting 1955 photographs
______ J.O. Brew to Laurence Marshall
storage of expedition material
notes
Ralph A. Turner's address
Edward Salisbury's address
Jerry Ballentine: giraffe close-up printing
Baboons
address for William Dunnellan, Daniel Blitz
Kling Corporation order statement addressed to Samuel Blitz
"letter in regard to permission of South West Africa Expedition" (2/21/55)
contents of "spool 1"
Date
8/1/1955-6/21/1956
Artist
Lorna Marshall
Artist
Dr. John Otis Brew
Artist
Laurence Marshall
Culture
- Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Massachusetts
/
Suffolk County
/
Boston
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge
Africa / Botswana
North America / United States / Washington
North America / United States / Connecticut / New Haven County / New Haven
North America / United States / New York
Africa / Namibia
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge
Africa / Botswana
North America / United States / Washington
North America / United States / Connecticut / New Haven County / New Haven
North America / United States / New York
Africa / Namibia
Materials
Paper , Ink , Pencil
Quantity
1
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