EARTHY, E Dora (fl 1930-1959): papers relating to Liberia
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 1446 MS 60, MS 61, MS 62 and MS 63 |
Held at | : Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.therai.org.uk/ › |
Full title | : EARTHY, E Dora (fl 1930-1959): papers relating to Liberia |
Date(s) | : [1930]-1939 |
Level of description | : Collection (fonds) |
Extent | : 4 items |
Name of creator(s) | : Earthy | E Dora | fl 1930-1959 | anthropologist and plant collector |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Unknown
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers of E Dora Earthy, [1930]-1939, comprising MS 60: typescript manuscript for a book by Earthy, 1939, entitled 'Children of the Liberian hinterland', containing original photographs of Liberians; MS 61: British Association paper by Earthy (abstract only published) entitled 'The social structure of a Gbande town, Liberia'; MS 62: British Association paper by Earthy (abstract only published) entitled 'The Kisi tribe of Liberia' and MS 63: 'Krepoh Kru: a short grammatical sketch by E. Dora Earthy'.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Original order
Conditions governing access:
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.
Conditions governing reproduction:
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.
Finding aids:
Item level descriptions available in the Institute's reading room.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Presented to the Library of the Royal Anthropological Institute, by the author, Sep 1939.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery.
Rules or conventions:
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.
Date(s) of descriptions:
May 2008
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