Patricia Townsend. Traditional Birth Attendants in Papua New Guinea Project materials
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Descriptive Summary
Creator:
Townsend, Patricia K.,
1941-
Title: Patricia Townsend. Traditional Birth Attendants in Papua New Guinea Project materials,
Date (inclusive): 1980 - 1991
Extent:
0.80 linear feet
(2 archive boxes)
Abstract: Survey form responses, correspondence, and report drafts for the UNICEF funded Papua New Guinea Institute of Applied Social
and Economic Research (IASER) project entitled "Survey of Traditional Birth Attendants in Papua New Guinea." The project
was conducted by Dr. Patricia Townsend with the research assistance of Ms. Emily Dirua. Also included are prepublication
articles and papers by anthropologists and researchers. The materials are arranged in three series: 1) CORRESPONDENCE, 2)
RESEARCH MATERIALS and 3) WRITINGS BY OTHERS.
Repository:
University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library.
La Jolla, California 92093-0175
Collection number: MSS 0442
Language of Material:
Collection materials in English
Access
Collection is open for research.
Acquisition Information
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Preferred Citation
Patricia Townsend. Traditional Birth Attendants in Papua New Guinea Project materials, MSS 0442. Mandeville Special Collections
Library, UCSD.
Publication Rights
Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.
Scope and Content of Collection
Research materials of the Traditional Birth Attendants Project directed by Dr. Patricia Townsend. The project surveyed previous
fieldworkers in Papua New Guinea on traditional childbirth practices in rural Papua New Guinea. The project was funded by
UNICEF. Materials include correspondence, questionnaires, reports, and unpublished papers. The collection is arranged in
three series: 1) CORRESPONDENCE, 2) RESEARCH MATERIALS and 3) WRITINGS BY OTHERS.
SERIES 1: CORRESPONDENCE
The CORRESPONDENCE series contains communications between Dr. Townsend, colleagues and anthropologists concerning research
involving the observation and understanding of the Papua New Guinea traditional childbirth techniques. The bulk of the correspondence
dates from 1982 to 1985.
SERIES 2: RESEARCH MATERIALS
All of the materials represented in the RESEARCH MATERIALS series pertain to the data collected for the report for the project
by anthropologists during their previous field work in rural Papua New Guinea communities. The drafts of the report are included,
as well as the questionnaire and responses which are organized alphabetically by informant.
SERIES 3: WRITINGS BY OTHERS
The WRITINGS BY OTHERS series, arranged alphabetically, contains reports and manuscripts by anthropologists and researchers
related to childbirth, reproduction, and family practice in Papua New Guinea communities.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Townsend, Patricia K., 1941- -- Archives
Traditional Birth Attendants Project -- Archives
Midwives -- Papua New Guinea
box 1, folder 5
Crittenden, Robert
1984 - 1991
box 1, folder 7
D'Silva, E. Wilfred
1983 - 1985
box 1, folder 17
McKellin, William H.
1983 - 1984
box 1, folder 23
Staub, Ulrike, and Rupert Poschl
1984
box 1, folder 27
Umemoto, Stephen
1982 - 1986
box 1, folder 30
Unidentified correspondents
box 1, folder 31
Mapping of Maternal and Child Health Coverage
1983
box 1, folder 32
Dirua, Emily. "Field Report on Childbirth in Two Simbu Villages"
1984
Note
February. Working Paper No. 1
box 1, folder 33
Report of the Traditional Birth Attendants Project - Handwritten draft
box 1, folder 34
Report of the Traditional Birth Attendants Project - Annotated typescript draft
1985
box 1, folder 35
Report of the Traditional Birth Attendants Project - Annotated typescript draft
1985
box 1, folder 36
Report of the Traditional Birth Attendants Project - Final draft
1985
Note
Prepared by the Papua New Guinea Institute of Applied Social and Economic Research by UNICEF.
box 1, folder 37
Proportion of Citizen Population Age 7-12 Years at School by Province, District and Sex for Papua New Guinea
1980
Note
Manuscript data chart.
box 1, folder 38
Report of the Traditional Birth Attendants Project - Distribution lists
box 1, folder 39
Traditional Birth Attendants Project - Questionnaire for Fieldworkers
box 1, folder 40
Traditional Birth Attendants Project - Questionnaire for Fieldworkers
1983 - 1985
box 2, folder 1
Traditional Birth Attendants Project - Questionnaire for Fieldworkers
1983 - 1985
box 2, folder 2
Traditional Birth Attendants Project - Questionnaire for Fieldworkers
1983 - 1985
box 2, folder 3
Traditional Birth Attendants Project - Questionnaire for Fieldworkers
1983 - 1985
Note
Responses (N - Unidentified).
box 2, folder 4
Village Childbirth Survey Aitape
1980
box 2, folder 6
Baines, Janis and Robert Crittenden. "the Pattern of Childbearing on the Nembi Plateau, Southern Highlands"
1984
box 2, folder 7
Boyd, David J. and Karen L. Ito
1981
Note
"Reproductive Decision Making and the Value of Children: The Ilakia Awa of Okapa District, Eastern Highlands Province." Report.
box 2, folder 8
Chen, Paul C. Y. "Studies on the Role of Traditional Medicine in Health Care"
1980
box 2, folder 9
Counts, Dorothy Ayers. "Reproduction, Family Planning and the Value of Children in Kaliai, West Britian"
1981
Note
Photocopy of typescript.
box 2, folder 10
Counts, Dorothy Ayers. Infant Care and Feeding in Kaliai, West Britian, Papua New Guinea"
1983
box 2, folder 11
Gegeo, David and Karen Ann Watson-Gegeo
1983
Note
"Kwara'ae Mothers and Infants: Changing Family Practices in Health, Work, and Childrearing." Typescript.
box 2, folder 12
Hauser-Schaublin, Brigitta. "Reproduction, Pregnancy, and Birth in Kararau"
Note
Typescript. Translated by Patricia Townsend.
box 2, folder 13
Hauser-Schaublin, Brigitta. Untitled typescript
box 2, folder 14
Kurita, Hiroyuki. "Health Care in the Fasu Area"
1989 - 3
box 2, folder 15
Lepowsky, Maria
1979
Note
"A Preliminary Report on Cultural Factors Affecting Health and Nutrition: Sudest Island and the Louisiade Archipelago, Milne
Bay Province, Papua New Guinea." Typescript.
box 2, folder 16
MacLennan, Robert and Wendy. "Abelam Menstruation, Pregnancy, and Childbirth"
box 2, folder 17
McKellin, William H. "Birthing Among the Managalese"
box 2, folder 18
McKellin, William H.
1983
Note
"The Transformation of Substances: Managalase Concepts of Reproduction and Congenital Illness." Typescript.
box 2, folder 19
Meigs, Anna
1984
Note
"Korogo and Hakeri'a and a Third Perspective on the Relationship Between the Sexes." Typescript.
box 2, folder 20
Meigs, Anna
1976
Note
"Male Pregnancy and the Reduction of Sexual Opposition in a New Guinea Highlands Society." Photocopy of reprint.
box 2, folder 21
Meiser, Leo
Note
"Child-Bearing and Child-Rearing Among the Kaean of the Northern Coast of New Guinea." Photocopy.
box 2, folder 22
Poole, Fitz John Porter
1983
Note
"Folk Models of Eroticism in Mothers and Sons: Aspects of Sexuality Among Bimin-Kuskusmin." Photocopy of typescript.
box 2, folder 23
Staub, Ulrike and Rupert Poschl. "Motherhood on Trobriand Island, Milne Bay Province"
Note
Photocopy of typescript.
box 2, folder 24
Tietjen, Anne Marie
1983
Note
"Infant Care and Feeding Practices and the Beginnings of Socialization Among the Maisin of Papua New Guinea." Photocopy of
typescript.
