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Collection Creator:
De Laguna, Frederica, 1906-2004  Search this
McClellan, Catharine  Search this
Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958  Search this
Guédon, Marie Françoise  Search this
Emmons, George Thornton  Search this
Extent:
11.04 Linear feet (27 boxes)
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1923-2004
bulk 1933-2004
Scope and Contents:
This series contains de Laguna's personal and professional correspondence. Folders are organized alphabetically under individual and organization name and subject. Letters are arranged chronologically with undated items placed in the back of the folder. Many of the letters include enclosures such as photographs, newspaper clippings, and manuscripts. Photographs of de Laguna were replaced with photocopies and the originals moved to Series IX: Photographs. Among her notable correspondents are Kaj Birket-Smith, J. Desmond Clark, Henry Collins, George Foster, Viola Garfield, Marie-Françoise Guédon, Diamond Jenness, Michael Krauss, Therkel Mathiassen, Catharine McClellan, and Wallace Olson. Also of interest are her correspondence with Franz Boas, William Fitzhugh, J. Louis Giddings, Emil Haury, June Helm, Melville Herskovitz, Alfred Kroeber, Helge Larsen, Alan Lomax, Therkel Mathiassen, Margaret Mead, Froelich Rainey, Leslie Spier, Ruth Underhill, James VanStone, Annette Weiner, and Leslie White. Copies of her correspondence with Franz Boas can be found in "PAS File" along with his correspondence with Edward Sapir and Harold Conklin. "PAS File" contains correspondence regarding her Eyak expedition and the Eyak language. Also in this series are her correspondence with her ex-fiance, Richard Lechmere-Oertel, and a letter she wrote to Ann Landers, the advice columnist. "Papers about F. as an undergraduate and graduate" contains letters de Laguna received as a student. Subseries: Informants' Letters contains her correspondence with her informants from her fieldwork in Angoon and Yakutat. While the bulk of her correspondence is in this series, letters can be found elsewhere throughout the collection.
Arrangement:
Missing Title 1.1: General Correspondence 1.2: Family Correspondence 1.3: Informants' Letters
Collection Restrictions:
Some of the original field notes are restricted due to Frederica de Laguna's request to protect the privacy of those accused of witchcraft. The originals are restricted until 2030. Photocopies may be made with the names of the accused redacted.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Frederica de Laguna papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.1998-89, Series 1
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Frederica de Laguna papers
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw375d681fe-56ee-4ab2-a301-313888bc0192
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-1998-89-ref15