GB 1446 MS 268 - Marian Smith collection

Identificatie

referentie code

GB 1446 MS 268

Titel

Marian Smith collection

Datum(s)

  • 1845-1988 (Vervaardig)

Beschrijvingsniveau

Omvang en medium

19 boxes

Context

Naam van de archiefvormer

Biografie

Born in New York,1907; graduated BA from Columbia University, New York, 1934; PhD, 1938; university teacher; president of the American Ethnological Society; undertook fieldwork in north-western India; moved to Britain, 1952; married H. Farrant Akehurst; honorary secretary of the Royal Anthropological Institute in London, 1956; taught part-time in the Anthropology Department of the London School of Economics; died, 1961.

Publications: The Puyallup-Nisqually (1940)

Archaeology of the Columbia-Fraser Region (1950)

Geschiedenis van het archief

GB 1446 MS 268 1845-1988 Collection (fonds) 19 boxes Smith , Marian Wesley , 1907-1961 , anthropologist x Akehurst , Marian

Born in New York,1907; graduated BA from Columbia University, New York, 1934; PhD, 1938; university teacher; president of the American Ethnological Society; undertook fieldwork in north-western India; moved to Britain, 1952; married H. Farrant Akehurst; honorary secretary of the Royal Anthropological Institute in London, 1956; taught part-time in the Anthropology Department of the London School of Economics; died, 1961.

Publications: The Puyallup-Nisqually (1940)

Archaeology of the Columbia-Fraser Region (1950)

Presented by the Dr Marian W. Smith Bequest, July 1965.

Field notes, papers, charts, maps, photographs and references of Marian Smith, 1845-1988, notably on the following subjects: Salish, Coast Salish, North West Coast American Indians, British Columbian Sikhs, Indian subcontinent and Punjab and Bengal.

Original order.

Appointments are necessary for all visits; please contact the archivist by email to arrange; a fee of £10 is payable by all visitors except Fellows and Members; membership details can be found on the RAI web site; access to material referring to the most recent thirty years is restricted; some material is very fragile and may not be available for view; a few items are of restricted or forbidden access.

Photocopies and scans for personal research only may be arranged at the discretion of the archivist; charges apply; in all cases forms governing use of copies must be signed; use of digital cameras is not allowed.

English

Some of the papers are too fragile to consult, enquire with the archivist for details.

Detailed catalogue available in the RAI reading room.

Positive microfilm copies of MS 268 are deposited in the National Archives of Canada in Ottawa and the State Archives of British Columbia, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, BC.

All photographs filed in separate sequence. See also RAI Photograph Collection 4137-4390.

Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery.

Sources: Oxford DNB.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Sep 2008 South Asia India Smith , Marian Wesley , 1907-1961 , anthropologist x Akehurst , Marian Anthropology Ethnic groups Religious groups Indigenous populations Sikhs British Columbia Canada North America USA Punjab Bengal

Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging

Presented by the Dr Marian W. Smith Bequest, July 1965.

Inhoud en structuur

Bereik en inhoud

Field notes, papers, charts, maps, photographs and references of Marian Smith, 1845-1988, notably on the following subjects: Salish, Coast Salish, North West Coast American Indians, British Columbian Sikhs, Indian subcontinent and Punjab and Bengal.

Waardering, vernietiging en slectie

Aanvullingen

Ordeningstelsel

Original order.

Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik

Voorwaarden voor raadpleging

Appointments are necessary for all visits; please contact the archivist by email to arrange; a fee of £10 is payable by all visitors except Fellows and Members; membership details can be found on the RAI web site; access to material referring to the most recent thirty years is restricted; some material is very fragile and may not be available for view; a few items are of restricted or forbidden access.

Voorwaarden voor reproductie

Photocopies and scans for personal research only may be arranged at the discretion of the archivist; charges apply; in all cases forms governing use of copies must be signed; use of digital cameras is not allowed.

Taal van het materiaal

  • Engels

Schrift van het materiaal

  • Latijn

Taal en schrift aantekeningen

English

Fysieke eigenschappen en technische eisen

All photographs filed in separate sequence. See also RAI Photograph Collection 4137-4390.

Toegangen

Detailed catalogue available in the RAI reading room.

Verwante materialen

Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen

Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën

Positive microfilm copies of MS 268 are deposited in the National Archives of Canada in Ottawa and the State Archives of British Columbia, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, BC.

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Beschrijvingsbeheer

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Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland

Toegepaste regels en/of conventies

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Status

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Verwijdering van datering archiefvorming

Taal (talen)

  • Engels

Schrift(en)

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    Voorwaarden voor raadpleging en gebruik