Description
Journals, research materials, photographs, sound recordings, films and digital files created by David and Dorothy Counts,
a husband-and-wife ethnographic team. The collection focuses on West New Britain, Papua New Guinea, particuarly myths and
oral histories.
Background
David and Dorothy Counts both attended Southern Illinois University; David studied anthropology, and Dorothy studied political
science and anthropology. From 1966 through 1967 the Counts conducted their doctoral research in the Kondoka village in West
New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea. They received their doctorate degrees in 1968, and moved to Ontario, Canada. David
taught as a faculty member at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, and Dorothy taught at the University of Waterloo in
the Department of Anthropology.
Extent
9 Linear feet
(13 archives boxes, 1 record carton, 2 card file boxes, and one flat box)
Availability
Original media formats are restricted; viewing/listening copies may be available for researchers.