Kennedy, Mary Jean, 1918-
Biographical notes:
Mary Jean Kennedy Aerni (1918-1998) was awarded her A.B. degree from Stanford University in 1939 and her Ph. D. in Anthropology at U.C. Berkeley in 1955. She did her early fieldwork among the San Carlos Apache, the Karok, the Yokuts, and the Kashaya Pomo. In the mid-1950s, she was one of the first American anthropologists to work in Pakistan, and in the 1960s she worked among the Karamajong, a tribe in Uganda. In the late 1970s she worked among the Yurok.
From the description of Mary Jean Kennedy papers, 1948-1999. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 56084436
University of California at Berkeley anthropologist. Kennedy did her early fieldwork among the San Carlos Apache, the Karok, the Yokuts, and the Kashaya Pomo. In the mid-1950s, she was one of the first American anthropologists to work in Pakistan, and in the 1960s she worked among the Karamajong, a tribe in Uganda. In the late 1970s she worked among the Yurok.
From the description of Mary Jean Kennedy Aerni photograph collection [graphic]. ca. 1895-ca. 1978, bulk ca. 1955-ca. 1978 (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 435833520
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Subjects:
- Women anthropologists
- Women anthropologists
- Indians of North America
- Karamojong (African people)
- Karok Indians
- Kashaya Indians
- Yurok Indians
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- West (U.S.) (as recorded)
- Pakistan (as recorded)
