Yanagisako (Sylvia J.) Papers, 1973-2006, bulk 1973-1982

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Summary

Title:
Sylvia J. Yanagisako Papers
Dates:
1973-2006, bulk 1973-1982
Extent:
7.5 Linear Feet 5 cartons
Language:
English , Italian , Japanese .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Sylvia J. Yanagisako Papers (SC1676). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of Japanese American kinship research for dissertation, Japanese American kinship field notes, Japanese American kinship study records 1973-1975, administrative records, and anthropological project materials.

Biographical / historical:

Sylvia Yanagisako is the Edward Clark Crossett Professor of Humanistic Studies and Professor of Anthropology, Emerita. From 2023-2026 she will be Centennial Professor of Anthropology at the London School of Economics. Her research and publications have focused on the cultural dynamics of kinship, gender, work and capitalism. She has also written about the orthodox configuration of the discipline of anthropology in the U.S.

Physical location:
Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged three business days in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: https://library.stanford.edu/libraries/special-collections.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
University Archives staff
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-18 09:33:49 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Materials are partially restricted. Interviews and field notes on Japanese American kinship (boxes 2-4) are restricted until 2060. Departmental search materials (box 6) are restricted until 2070. Interviews and field notes on Italian family firms (box 5) are restricted until 2080. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.

Terms of access:

While Stanford University is the owner of the physical and/or digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Except materials in the public domain, any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the rightsholders, heir(s), or assigns. For more information, see: https://library.stanford.edu/special-collections-policies

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Sylvia J. Yanagisako Papers (SC1676). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Stanford University Archives, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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