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Elizabeth Colson papers, approximately 1940-2002.
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Title:

Elizabeth Colson papers, approximately 1940-2002

Creator/Contributor:

Colson, Elizabeth, 1917-2016, creator, creator.

Abstract:

Contains field notes, diaries, census data, manuscripts and correspondence relating to Colson's work among the Gwembe Tonga and Plateau Tonga in Zambia. Also includes field notes concerning the Makah Indians of Washington state.

Date:

1940 (issued)

Subject:

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Tonga (Zambezi people)
Women anthropologists
Refugees -- Africa -- Case studies
Makah Indians
Tonga (Mozambique people)
Tonga (Peuple d'Afrique)
Femmes anthropologues
Réfugiés -- Afrique -- Études de cas
Makah
Tonga (Mozambique people)
Makah Indians
Manners and customs
Refugees
Tonga (Zambezi people)
Women anthropologists
Zambia -- Social life and customs
Zambie -- Mœurs et coutumes
Africa
Zambia
Colson, Elizabeth -- 1917-2016 -- Archives
Colson, Elizabeth -- 1917-2016

Note:

COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
RESTRICTED COLLECTION: sealed until 2030 per donor stipulation. Use only by permission of the appropriate curator. Inquiries regarding these materials should be submitted to The Bancroft Library via the Application for Access to Restricted Materials form.
Forms part of the History of science and technology collection.
Container list available in the library.
Elizabeth Colson, born 1917 in Hewitt, Minnesota, received her Ph. D. in Anthropology at Radcliffe College in 1945. Colson served as a professor in Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley from 1964-1984. Colson's area of study is in the forced migration and resettlement of people. Colson has led a study for forty years on the Tonga people of Gwembe Valley, Zambia, forced to move in order to create the man-made Lake Kariba in 1958.
In English.
Preferred citation: Elizabeth Colson papers, BANC MSS 99/314 z, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Type:

faculty papers.
Archives
Case studies
Field notes.

Physical Description:

print
43 cartons, 10 boxes, 1 oversize folder (58 linear feet)

Language:

English

Identifier:

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/libraries/bancroft-library/restricted-materials-form

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
RESTRICTED COLLECTION: sealed until 2030 per donor stipulation. Use only by permission of the appropriate curator. Inquiries regarding these materials should be submitted to The Bancroft Library via the Application for Access to Restricted Materials form.

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