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Language:German | English | German, Walser
Date:1917-1962
Contributor:Susman, Amelia, 1915- | Schultz, Elias | Amacher, Werner | Schild, Martha | Huggler, Viktor | Thoeni, Gertrude | Aman, Reinhold | Knetschke, E. | Moulton, William G. (William Gamwell), 1914-2000 | Statistisches Bureau des Kantons Bern
Subject:Linguistics | Switzerland--History | Economic conditions | Religion | Education | Childbirth | Marriage customs and rites
Type:Text | Sound recording
Genre:Field notes | Correspondence | Censuses | Government documents | Newspapers | Drafts
Extent:2.5 linear feet
Description: Between around 1948 and 1950, Amelia Susman did fieldwork in Brienz, Switzerland, documenting the local variety of Highest Allemanic German as well as the social and economic organization of the village and surrounding areas. This is all contained within Series I. Of particular note are a reel-to-reel tape and some associated transcriptions, a set of 13 field notebooks, a lexical file, topically-arranged ethnographic notes, some correspondence with consultants (scattered throughout), and preparatory materials for several publications.
Collection:Amelia Susman Schultz Papers (Mss.Ms.Coll.171)
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Date:1962
Contributor:Myers, Merlin G.
Subject:Anthropology | Ethnography | Linguistics | Architecture | Kinship | Marriage customs and rites | Economic conditions | Demographics | Gender | Social life and customs | Rites and ceremonies
Type:Text
Genre:Dissertations
Extent:315 pages
Description: This dissertation by anthropologist Merlin G. Myers was submitted to Cambridge University in 1962. The author focuses on the economic features and composition of household groups, political and ritual aspects of matrilineal descent, kinship and marriage, and the effects of these on the household group. He pays particular attention to variables relating to age, gender, and relations between generations. The study is based on Myers' field research in 1956-1958, during which he (accompanied by his wife, whose associations with Longhouse women led to some valuable insights) worked in both English and halting Cayuga. Among other sources, Myers had access to unpublished field notes of William N. Fenton, who also introduced Myers to members of the Six Nations Reserve. This item was a gift of William N. Fenton. Published by the University of Nebraska Press in 2006.
Collection:Household structure among the Longhouse Iroquois of the Six Nations Reserve (Mss.970.3.M99)