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News clipping from The Windhoek Advertiser entitled "Marshall Back Again to Study Bushmen"
News clipping from The Windhoek Advertiser entitled "Marshall Back Again to Study Bushmen"
Object Number 2003.36.1.23.20
Display Title News clipping from The Windhoek Advertiser entitled "Marshall Back Again to Study Bushmen"
Descriptions
Archival Collections/Series Lorna and Laurence Marshall expeditionary notebooks and diaries > Laurence K. Marshall expedition diaries
Archival Scope and Content Diaries and logs of Lorna and Laurence Marshall 1951-1968; newsclipping "Marshall Back Again to Study Bushmen" , Windhoek Advertiser, June 22, 1959
Classification
  • Documentary
Department Archival, Paper
Archives Archival Collection - Item
Archival Box, Folder Box 3
Finding Aid Link
https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/6/resources/4766
Date June 22, 1959
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Materials Paper, Ink
Credit Line Gift of Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
Historical Language
Museum staff recognize the offensive nature of the term "Bushmen" in describing individuals. The term is listed here as it is part of the original documentation of past collecting practices and past methods of analysis.
Provenance
Collector Laurence K. Marshall
Collector Lorna Marshall
Donor Elizabeth Marshall Thomas (12/25/03)

Important Note about Historical Language

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