Diaries

Series of diaries kept by Fürer-Haimendorf, which provide a detailed account of his anthropological fieldwork in India, Nepal, Tibet and the Philippines. The early diaries, from 1930s-1940s, were subsequently used by Fürer-Haimendorf and Dr. Michael Yorke for their "re-study" of the tribal groups of...

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Date(s) of creation: 1936 - 1985
Level: Series
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id PP_MS_19.01.01
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
callnumber PP MS 19/01/01
callnumber_txt PP MS 19/01/01
callnumber-sort PP MS 19/01/01
prefix_number 01
title Diaries
scb_date_creation 1936 - 1985
scb_level Series
level_sort 4/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/
scb_extent 40 diaries and loose diary extracts/print-outs of entries
format Archive
description Series of diaries kept by Fürer-Haimendorf, which provide a detailed account of his anthropological fieldwork in India, Nepal, Tibet and the Philippines. The early diaries, from 1930s-1940s, were subsequently used by Fürer-Haimendorf and Dr. Michael Yorke for their "re-study" of the tribal groups of Andhra Pradesh, 1976-1980. Diaries kept by Betty Fürer-Haimendorf are included in the series. From 1936-1943 the diaries are in German, and from this point onwards, in English.
scb_arrangement The diaries have been arranged in chronological order.
scb_access_status Open
language English
German
German
language_search English
German
German
hierarchy_top_id_raw PP MS 19
hierarchy_sequence PP_MS_19.0001.0001