Correspondence [manuscript].

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Correspondence [manuscript].

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Correspondence of Lorimer Fison, mainly related to ethnological matters. It consists of 35 letters from Lewis Henry Morgan, American ethnologist; one from Joseph Henry, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution one from Andrew MacKenzie; one from Alexander Falconer. Other letters (numbers indicated) are from Spencer Baird to L.H. Morgan (1); L.H. Morgan to Mrs. Watts (1) L.H. Morgan to A.W. Howitt (2).

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Fison, Lorimer, 1832-1907

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Clergyman and anthropologist. Joint author (with A.W. Howitt) of Kamilaroi and Kurnai. From the description of Correspondence [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225756881 Lorimer Fison was a Wesleyan missionary, anthropologist and journalist. He worked in Fiji as a missionary from 1863-1871 and 1875-1884. Fison published influential works on Fijian systems of kinship and land tenure; later he conducted careful studies of Aboriginal culture and social or...