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Object Number
2020.7
Display Title
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas research notes
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Folder: CH 8 Marriage Sex (see birth); Folder, unlabeled; Folder: Story[?] Krall II; Folder: 16 GOD [?]; 3-ring binder; 61 b/w prints. Dodoth-related: ledger of field notes (water damage); bunches of photocopied pages and handwrittten notes from Notebook II; pages from Notebook V and Notebook 2; from Notebook II: "The Ox and Nuer Sacrifice: Some Freudian Hypotheses about Nuer Symbolism;" loose pages of drawings with notes; double-sided page of notes and vocabulary. Photocopy of Charles O. Handley's Journal, South-West Africa, July 1 - December 8, 1952, inscribed "For Lorna, from Charles with love and fond memories"
Classification
- Photographic
- Paper
Department
Archival, Paper
Archives
Archival Collection
Archival Inventory
Folder list:
Box 1
1. Notes from Nyae Nyae on gods, marriage, and sex
2. "The Harmless People" Chapter 1 notes and drafts
3. Story, pages 15-21
4. Notes on Ju/'hoansi topics
5-6. Black & White prints
7. Travel Notebook
8. Insurance letters, telegrams (removed from travel notebook)
9. Excerpts from Elizabeth Marshall Thomas's notebook II
10. Excerpts from Elizabeth Marshall Thomas's notebook V
11. Notes on animal sacrifices
12. Charles Handley Journal (1 of 2)
Box 2
1. Charles Handley Journal (2 of 2)
2. Notes on medicine men, God, and religion
3. Signed copy of "Warrior Herdsmen" by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
Date
1952-1966
Artist
Dr. Charles O. Handley Jr.
Artist
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
Culture
- San
- Karamojong
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Namibia
Africa / Uganda
Africa / Uganda
Quantity
1
Credit Line
Gift of Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
(3/25/2020)
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