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Object Number
58-43-00/1.4.8
Display Title
Recordings: L. F. Maingard
Descriptions
Archival Collections/Series
Southwest Africa Expeditions records > Records from accession file 58-43 > Subject files
Archival Scope and Content
Contains correspondence relating to translation of interview tapes from the expeditions of 1952-1953 and 1955 by L.F. Maingard, a linguist at the University of Witwatersrand. Maingard was with the 1955 expedition for part of the time. Additional correspondence on Maingard will be found in the expedition correspondence. Also included are Maingard's translations of the 1953 tapes with a memorandum on his methods and a statement of purpose from the Peabody for linguistic recordings dated 5/5/55. This material was removed from accession file 58-43D.
Department
Archival, Paper
Archives
Archival Collection - Folder
Archival Box, Folder
Box 4, Folder 5
Archival Inventory
letters
12/8/54 J.O. Brew to I. Glyn Thomas (2 copies)
payment and arrangements with L.F. Maingard
12/9/54 J.O. Brew to P. deV. Pienaar
recordings and translations being sent
attached note (for customs)
12/28/54 I. Glyn Thomas to J.O. Brew
confirming arrangements with L.F. Maingard
1/11/55 J.O. Brew to I. Glyn Thomas
$500 to support project
1/6/55 I. Glyn Thomas to J.O. Brew
Ledimo to help L.F. Maingard
1/17/55 I. Glyn Thomas to J.O. Brew
arrival of tapes but not translations
______ J.O. Brew to I. Glyn Thomas
translation sent to P. deV. Pienaar
3/7/55 L.F. Maingard to J.O. Brew
translations completed
P. deV. Pienaar request permission to make records
L.F. Maingard request permission to publish text
3/10/55 I. Glyn Thomas to J.O. Brew
accounting of funds
request to involve L.F. Maingard with expedition
3/14/55 J.O. Brew to I. Glyn Thomas
tape recording arrangements
L.F. Maingard
3/16/55 J.O. Brew to I. Glyn Thomas
material mistakenly included in translations
9/30/55 J.O. Brew to L.F. Maingard
shipment of tapes
9/30/55 J.O. Brew to TD Downing Co.
shipment of tapes to L.F. Maingard
10/1/55 L.F. Maingard to J.O. Brew
re tapes
10/6/55 TD Downing Co. to J.O. Brew and L.F. Maingard
airway bill for tapes sent to L.F. Maingard
11/11/55 L.F. Maingard to J.O. Brew
receipt of tapes
thanks for expedition
memo
12/8/54 Laurence Marshall to J.O. Brew (1 handwritten, 1 typed)
description of tapes sent to P. deV. Pienaar and L.F. Maingard
documents
3/14/55 "Translation from the !Ku Bushman"
5/5/55 "Purpose of the Linguistic Recordings"
Date
12/8/1954-11/11/1955
Artist
Laurence Marshall
Artist
Dr. John Otis Brew
Artist
Lorna Marshall
Culture
- Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Massachusetts
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Middlesex County
/
Cambridge
Africa / South Africa / Gauteng / <County> / Johannesburg
Africa / Namibia
Africa / South Africa / Gauteng / <County> / Johannesburg
Africa / Namibia
Materials
Paper , Ink , Pencil
Quantity
1
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