This series contains materials related to de Laguna's professional activities. These include associations and conferences she participated in, talks she gave, and her reviews of other researchers' project proposals. Materials under 3.:Angoon Claims are related to Angoon and the Sierra Club's suit against Shee Atika Inc.'s logging plans on Admiralty Island. De Laguna served as expert witness for Angoon. This series also contains materials documenting her involvement in Science for the Blind, an organization dedicated to providing academic recordings to the blind, and her efforts to create a similar program for AAA. Other materials related to Science for the Blind can be found in Series 1:Correspondence under "Science for the Blind" and "American Anthropological Association." Materials related to her Northern Books Press can be found in this series as well as in Series 1:Correspondence under "Pascal, Naomi - de Laguna Book Project."
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.
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Frederica de Laguna papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution