Anthony Forge Papers, 1908-1991

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Anthony Forge Papers, 1908-1991

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The papers of Anthony Forge, British anthropologist, professor and specialist in the art and aesthetics of the Abelam people of Papua New Guinea, include field notes, photographs and original Abelam art commissioned by Forge during his fieldwork in the Sepik region of Papua New Guinea, 1958-1963. Also included are writings by Forge, writings of others, research proposals, teaching materials, reel-to-reel audio recordings, films, and documentation of the Wenner-Gren Foundation conferences in Basel, Switzerland (1984) and Mijas, Spain (1986). This collection is arranged in eleven series: 1) BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS, 2) CORRESPONDENCE, 3) FIELDWORK RESEARCH, PAPUA NEW GUINEA 4) WRITINGS, 5) PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS, 6) RESEARCH PROPOSALS, 7) TEACHING MATERIALS, 8) SUBJECT FILES, 9) MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES, 10) AUDIO/VISUAL MATERIALS, and 11) ORIGINALS OF PRESERVATION PHOTOCOPIES.

25.30 linear feet; (39 archives boxes, 5 records cartons, 1 card file box and 36 oversize folders)

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University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library.

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