Papers [manuscript]. 1870-1946.

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Papers [manuscript]. 1870-1946.

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The papers have been organised in the following series: 1. Diaries, 1879-1913. 2. Correspondence regarding the anthropology of Australian Aborigines, 1893-1918. 3. Notebooks, mostly anthropological and linguistic, 1872-1910. 4. Anthropological and liguistic working notes. 5. Drafts of papers on the anthropology of the Australian Aborigines. 6. Photographs of Australian Aborigines and Aboriginal rock art with accompanying notes. 7. Miscellaneous papers, 1870-1946, including biographical and bibliographical material on Mathews assembled by A.P. Elkin, 1942-46. 8. Publications and reprints of articles by Mathews on anthropology, 1890-1910.

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Elkin, A.P. (Adolphus Peter), 1891-1979

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Anthropologist and Anglican priest, Elkin was Head of the Department of Anthropology at Sydney University from 1934-1956, and held a number of professional and academic memberships. His main area of study was the anthropology of Australian Aboriginal people, with a focus also on the people of Papua New Guinea. He was also the editor of Oceania (1933-1979). From the description of Papers of A. P. Elkin [manuscript]. 1898-1979. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 223436988 ...

Mathews, R. H. (Robert Hamilton), 1841-1918

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Surveyor and anthropologist. After his retirement as a surveyor in the early 1890s, he spent twenty years researching the anthropology and languages of the Australian Aborigines. During this time he had over 100 papers published in anthropological and scientific journals. R.H. Mathews was the father of ornithologist Gregory Mathews. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1870-1946. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225829974 Surveyor turned anthropologist who ...