Human Studies Film Archives

Guide to the Sandra Nichols collection, 1976-1990

Summary

Collection ID:
HSFA.2012.05
Creators:
Nichols, Sandra
Dates:
1976-1990
Languages:
Supplementary materials are in English.
Physical Description:
Film reels
color sound
16mm
Linear feet
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Collection comprises the edited films and outtakes of several films: Maragoli (1976); The Fragile Mountain (1982); The Fountains of Paradise (1984); The Water of Ayole (1988); An African Recovery (1990). May also contain uncut footage from an uncompleted project in Cameroon.
Suppplementaty materials: audio recordings, field notes, production logs, transcripts of interviews, photographs.
Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or Anthropology Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received from Sandra Nichols in 1978 and 2012.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Conditions Governing Use
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Preferred Citation
Sandra Nichols collection, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution

More Information

Selected Bibliography

Selected Bibliography
T. Scarlett Epstein and Darrell Jackson, eds. 1977.
The Feasibility Of Fertility Planning: Mirco-perspectives
. Pergamon Press.


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