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Object Number
58-43-00/1.6.1
Display Title
1951 Expedition records and 1952 Expedition preparation records
Descriptions
Archival Collections/Series
Southwest Africa Expeditions records > Records from accession file 58-43 > Expedition records by year
Archival Scope and Content
Contains letters from the spring of 1951 from Laurence Marshall to Fritz Metzger and Walter Battiss in South Africa, seeking advice on finding and documenting "Bushmen." Also contains a letter to J.O. Brew agreeing to go to South West Africa. In addition, there are notes on a planning conference for the 1952-3 expedition by Robert Dyson, a statement of the objectives of the Marshall expedition, and a memo from Laurence Marshall on documentary film as a scholarly means of expression. This material was removed from accession file 58-43F.
Department
Archival, Paper
Archives
Archival Collection - Folder
Archival Box, Folder
Box 4, Folder 11
Archival Inventory
letters 1951
3/28/51 Laurence Marshall to Fritz Metzger
questions re an expedition to photograph "Bushmen"
3/28/51 Laurence Marshall to Walter Batties
re proposed trip in May 1951
undated Walter Batties to Laurence Marshall
living with "Bushmen"
4/27/51 Laurence Marshall to J.O. Brew
Marshall's acceptance of expedition leadership
tells Marshall about Fritz Metzger
notes
"Southwest Africa Expedition" 1/28/52
"Informal Summary of Results of Conference at Beach Road, January 15, 1952 (4 Marshalls, Brew, Dyson and Ward)"
reports
undated Objectives of Marshall SA Expedition
memo
3/11/52 Laurence Marshall to J.O. Brew
documentary film as scholarly means of expression
Date
1951-1952
Artist
Lorna Marshall
Artist
Dr. John Otis Brew
Artist
Laurence Marshall
Culture
- Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Massachusetts
/
Middlesex County
/
Cambridge
Materials
Paper , Ink , Pencil
Quantity
1
Historical Language
Museum staff recognize the offensive nature of the term "Bushmen" in describing individuals and activities. The term is listed here as it is part of the original documentation of past collecting practices and methods of analysis.
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 58-43-00/1.6.2 | 1952-53 records, possibly from J. O. Brew, including letters dating 12/13/1952-11/12/1953 |
Cambridge
Namibia South Africa | ||
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| 58-43-00/1.3.2 | 1955 records, possibly from J.O. Brew, including letters dating 8/1/1955-11/28/1955 |
Namibia
Botswana New Haven New York Washington Boston Cambridge | ||
|
| 58-43-00/1.3.1 | 1955 Expedition, records possibly from J.O. Brew, including letters dating 1/25/55-7/29/55 |
Sussex
Namibia New York London Worcester Transvaal Johannesburg Washington Boston Cambridge | ||
|
| 58-43-00/1.4.4 | 1958 Expedition records, including letters dating 1/8/58-11/6/58 |
Johannesburg
Namibia Cambridge Washington | ||
|
| 58-43-00/1.2.1 | 1955 Expedition, records possibly from J.O. Brew |
Cambridge
Boston Alabama Windhoek New Mexico | ||
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| 58-43-00/1.4.1 | 1956 Expedition records, including letters dating 1/19/1956-9/1/1956 |
Namibia
London Angola Cambridge | ||
|
| 58-43-00/1.4.3 | 1957-58 Expedition records, including letters dating 1/10/57-11/27/57 |
Angola
Johannesburg Washington Cambridge Windhoek | ||
|
| 58-43-00/1.4.5 | 1959 Expedition records, including letters dating 4/3/59-7/14/59 |
Cambridge
Namibia Washington | ||
|
| 51-60-00/1.2 | Letters and memoranda | |||
|
| 58-43-00/1.7.4 | Lauriston Ward |
Massachusetts
Namibia Botswana New York City South Africa | ||
|
| 58-43-00/1.4.9 | Recordings: Gilbert Rouget, Paul Collaer, Folkways |
Paris
New York Cambridge Brussels | ||
|
| 58-43-00/1.4.10 | Recordings: Gilbert Rouget, Paul Collaer, Folkways |
Cambridge
France |