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1955 records, possibly from J.O. Brew, including letters dating 8/1/1955-11/28/1955
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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.
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 Laurence Marshall
Artist Dr. John Otis Brew
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New York
Africa / Botswana
North America / United States / Washington
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Suffolk County / Boston
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge
Africa / Namibia
North America / United States / Connecticut / New Haven County / New Haven
Quantity 1

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40058/400580200.pdf
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
40068/400681100.pdf
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
40068/400681000.pdf
58-43-00/1.6.1 1951 Expedition records and 1952 Expedition preparation records
Cambridge
40069/400690200.pdf
58-43-00/1.7.4 Lauriston Ward
Massachusetts
Namibia
Botswana
New York City
South Africa
40068/400680300.pdf
58-43-00/1.4.7 CBS-TV episode of “Adventure”
New York
Cambridge
40067/400671500.pdf
58-43-00/1.4.1 1956 Expedition records, including letters dating 1/19/1956-9/1/1956
Namibia
London
Angola
Cambridge
40068/400680000.pdf
58-43-00/1.4.4 1958 Expedition records, including letters dating 1/8/58-11/6/58
Johannesburg
Namibia
Cambridge
Washington
40057/400570600.pdf
58-43-00/1.2.1 1955 Expedition, records possibly from J.O. Brew
Cambridge
Boston
Alabama
Windhoek
New Mexico
40067/400671600.pdf
58-43-00/1.4.2 1956 Expedition records, including letters dating 9/25/56-11/21/56
Namibia
Boston
Cambridge
40057/400570100.pdf
58-43-00/1.1.5 Bills
South Africa
Windhoek
Boston
Cambridge
40067/400671700.pdf
58-43-00/1.4.3 1957-58 Expedition records, including letters dating 1/10/57-11/27/57
Angola
Johannesburg
Washington
Cambridge
Windhoek
40068/400680100.pdf
58-43-00/1.4.5 1959 Expedition records, including letters dating 4/3/59-7/14/59
Cambridge
Namibia
Washington