The Frank A. Dubinskas papers document his research into the social aspects of automated manufacturing at Apple Computer in the 1990s through correspondence, field note, reports, and slides; his teaching career at Boston College and Hamline University through course evaluations, lecture notes, and tenure materials; and his early anthropological research including his study of slavonian folklore and his study of the Mende in Sierra Leone through correspondence, photographs, and publications.
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Biographical Note:
Frank A. Dubinskas (1946-1993) earned a B.A. in anthropology from Yale University in 1972 and a M.A. (1976) and Ph.D. (1983) in Anthropology from Stanford University. During the 1970s, he studied Slavonian folklore and the Sande Society of the Mende in Sierra Leone. Dubinskas is best known for his pioneering work in the field of the anthropology of science and technology. He taught classes in organizational behavior at Boston College and Hamline University.
Provenance:
Received from Anna Hargreaves and Dorothy W. Dubinskas in 1998 and 2000.
Restrictions:
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Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Destini T. Riley, Nicholas Pilarski, Lattina Lennon Riley, Sarah M. Bassett, Kathleen Lingo and The New York Times Company
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Destini T. Riley, Nicholas Pilarski, Lattina Lennon Riley, Sarah M. Bassett, Kathleen Lingo and The New York Times Company
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Destini T. Riley, Nicholas Pilarski, Lattina Lennon Riley, Sarah M. Bassett, Kathleen Lingo and The New York Times Company
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Collection Citation:
Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
