Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Contents | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Margaret Mead papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996 |
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Span Dates | 1838-1996 |
Bulk Dates | (bulk 1911-1978) |
ID No. | MSS32441 |
Creator | Mead, Margaret, 1901-1978 |
Extent | 530,000 items ; 1,790 containers plus 50 oversize ; 783.2 linear feet ; 2 microfilm reels |
Language | Collection material in English |
Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Summary | Anthropologist, author, and educator. Personal, professional, and family papers, consisting of correspondence, notebooks, organization files, appointment books, writings, teaching and office files, field notes, photographs, and miscellany relating primarily to anthropological and ethnological fieldwork, Mead's association with various universities and other cultural, scientific, and educational institutions, and her interests and activities in the broader areas of race, technological change, overpopulation, and peace. Also includes papers of Mead's associates and colleagues. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009117 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm81032441 |