Description
Notes, anthropological field study data, writings, correspondence, photographs, and sound recordings relating to the Tanka
boat people of Hong Kong, ethnology of other Southeast Asian peoples, and the Chinese opera.
Background
Barbara E. Ward was born January 2, 1919 in Nottingham, England. She earned her BA in History at Newnham College, Cambridge
in 1940, then proceeded to study Education at the University of London, earning her MA in Education in 1942. From 1946-1949,
Ward returned to the University of London and earned a second MA in Social Anthropology.
Extent
46 manuscript boxes, 1 cassette box, 2 card file boxes, 1 oversize box, 4 oversize folders
(20.3 Linear Feet)
Restrictions
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Availability
Box 12 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of the collection is open for research; materials
must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection,
they must be reformatted before providing access.