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Margaret Mead Papers and the South Pacific Ethnographic Archives Margaret Mead Papers and the South Pacific Ethnographic Archives A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division, Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 2009 Revised 2010 April Contact information: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.contact Additional search options available at: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009117 LC Online Catalog record: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm81032441 Prepared by Mary M. Wolfskill with the assistance of Paul Colton, Patrick Doyle, Leonard Hawley, Paul Ledvina, Sherralyn McCoy, Michael McElderry, Susie Moody, Harold Nakao, Janice Ruth, Joseph Sullivan, Allan Teichroew, and Audrey Walker Revised and expanded by Donna Ellis and Michael McElderry with the assistance of Kathleen Kelly and Tammi Taylor Collection Summary Title: Margaret Mead Papers and the South Pacific Ethnographic Archives 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 ; 1 microfilm reel 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. Selected Search Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein. People Adams, Léonie, 1899-1988. Bateson, Caroline Beatrice. Bateson, Gregory, 1904-1980. Gregory Bateson papers. Bateson, Mary Catherine. Belo, Jane, 1904-1968. Jane Belo papers. Benedict, Ruth, 1887-1948. Ruth Benedict papers. Boas, Franz, 1858-1942. Buck, Peter Henry, 1877?-1951. Chapple, Eliot Dismore. Chinnery, E. W. Pearson (Ernest William Pearson), 1887-1972. Clary, Fanny Fogg. Cobb, Edith, 1895-1977. Edith Cobb papers. Cressman, Luther S., 1897-1994. Dillon, Wilton. Dollard, John, 1900-1980. Eichelberger, Marie, 1894-1983. Emory, Kenneth Pike, 1897- Erickson, Milton H. Erikson, Erik H. (Erik Homburger), 1902-1994. Firth, Raymond, 1901-2002. Fisher, Mary Shattuck, 1899- Foerstel, Lenora, 1929- Lenora Foerstel papers. Fortune, Reo, 1903-1979. Reo Fortune papers. Frank, Lawrence K. (Lawrence Kelso), 1890-1968. Fremont-Smith, Frank, 1895-1974. Fries, Margaret E. (Margaret Evelyn), 1896- Geertz, Clifford. Geertz, Hildred. Gorer, Geoffrey, 1905- Hallowell, A. Irving (Alfred Irving), 1892-1974. Hanna, Leah Josephson. Heath, Barbara Honeyman. Margaret Mead Papers and the South Pacific Ethnographic Archives 2 Herskovits, Melville J. (Melville Jean), 1895-1963. Hogbin, Herbert Ian, 1904-1989. Hutchinson, G. Evelyn (George Evelyn), 1903-1991. Kaberry, Phyllis Mary, 1910- Kalēr, Madē. Kluckhohn, Clyde, 1905-1960. Kortheuer, Eleanor Pelham. Kroeber, A. L. (Alfred Louis), 1876-1960. Lasswell, Harold D. (Harold Dwight), 1902-1978. Lewin, Kurt, 1890-1947. Lowenfeld, Margaret, 1890-1973. Margaret Lowenfeld papers. Lowie, Robert Harry, 1883-1957. McMaster, Fanny Fogg. Mead family. Mead, Edward Sherwood, 1874-1956. Mead, Emily Fogg, 1871- Mead, Giles F. Mead, Margaret, 1901-1978. Mead, Martha Adaline Ramsay. Mead, Richard R. (Richard Ramsay), 1904- Mershon, Katharane Edson. Mosely, Philip E. (Philip Edward), 1905-1972. Métraux, Rhoda, 1914-2003. Ogburn, William Fielding, 1886-1959. Oliver, Douglas L. Phillips, Frederick Beaumont, Sir, 1890-1957. Roll, G. Frederick, 1911-2001. Romanucci-Ross, Lola. Lola Romanucci-Ross papers. Rosenblatt, Louise M. (Louise Michelle) Rosten, Priscilla Mead, 1911-1959. Rothenberger, Katharine. Schwartz, Theodore. Theodore Schwartz papers. Spies, Walter. Steig, Elizabeth Mead, 1909-1983. Tax, Sol, 1907-1995. Whiting, John Wesley Mayhew, 1908-1999. Wolfenstein, Martha, 1911-1976. Martha Wolfenstein papers. Organizations American Anthropological Association. American Association for the Advancement of Science. American Museum of Natural History. Columbia University. Committee for National Morale. Fordham University. Hanover Seminar in Human Relations. Institute for Intercultural Studies. Institute for Intercultural Studies records. National Research Council (U.S.) National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Food Habits. New York University. Research in Contemporary Cultures. South Pacific Ethnographic Archives. World Federation for Mental Health. World Health Organization. World Society for Ekistics. Margaret Mead Papers and the South Pacific Ethnographic Archives 3 Subjects Anthropology--American Samoa. Anthropology--Great Plains. Anthropology--Indonesia--Bali. Anthropology--Papua New Guinea--Admiralty Islands. Anthropology--Sepik River Valley (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea) Anthropology. Balinese (Indonesian people) Culture. Cybernetics. Ethnology--American Samoa. Ethnology--Great Plains. Ethnology--Indonesia--Bali. Ethnology--Papua New Guinea--Admiralty Islands. Ethnology--Sepik River Valley (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea) Ethnology. Health. Human settlements. Interdisciplinary research. Nutrition. Omaha Indians. Overpopulation. Peace. Population. Race. Samoans. Technological innovations. Technology and civilization. World War, 1939-1945. Occupations Anthropologists. Authors. Educators. Administrative Information Provenance The papers of Margaret Mead, anthropologist, author, and educator, were bequeathed to the Library of Congress by Mead, 1979-1980. The South Pacific Ethnographic Archives was given to the Library by the Institute for Intercultural Studies in 1980. Additions to the collection were made in a series of gifts by Mead's daughter, Mary Catherine Bateson, 1981-1988, and by gifts and purchases from various donors, 1980-2008. A series of deposits from Bateson, 1992-1999, was converted to gift in 2000, and additional gifts were received from her, 2001-2005. Processing History The papers of Margaret Mead and the South Pacific Ethnographic Archives were arranged and described in 1983. Additional material received between 1984 and 1992 was processed as Additions I and II in 1993. Material received between 1996 and 2001 was processed as Addition III in 2001. Addition IV was processed in 2009 and includes material received in 2005 and 2008. Margaret Mead Papers and the South Pacific Ethnographic Archives 4 Additional Guides The Mead Papers are described in Library of Congress Acquisitions: Manuscript Division, 1982, pp. 33-35. Unpublished appendices to the collection containing supplementary information are also available. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division for more information. Transfers Items have been transferred from the Manuscript Division to other custodial divisions of the Library. Some maps have been transferred to the Geography and Map Division. Motion picture films, sound recordings, and related material have been transferred to the Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division. Some photographs, including four containers of negatives and diapositives taken by Jane Belo removed from the collection in 2004, have been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division. All transfers are identified in these divisions as part of the Margaret Mead Papers. Related Material Related collections in the Manuscript Division include the papers of Rhoda Métraux. Copyright Status Copyright in the unpublished writings of Margaret Mead in these papers and in other collections in the custody of the Library of Congress is reserved. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division for further information. Access and Restrictions Restrictions apply governing the use, photoduplication, or publication of items in this collection. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division for information concerning these restrictions. In addition, many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use. Microfilm A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on one reel. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the microfilm edition as available. Preferred Citation Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, Margaret Mead Papers and the South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Biographical Note Date Event 1901, Dec. 16 Born, Philadelphia, Pa. 1919-1920 Attended DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind. 1923 B.A., Barnard College, New York, N.Y. Married Luther Sheeleigh Cressman (divorced 1928) 1924 M.A., psychology, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. 1925-1926 Field trip to American Samoa as a National Research Council fellow for the study of adolescent girls Associate, Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii 1926-1969 Assistant curator (1926), associate curator (1942), and curator (1964-1969) of ethnology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, N.Y.; retired in 1969 as curator emeritus
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