National Anthropological Archives

Guide to the papers of George R. Saunders, 1974-1975

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.2006-09
Dates:
1974-1975
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.42 Linear feet
1 box
Repository:
George Saunders was an anthropologist and professor at Lawrence University, where he was a professor for 26 years. His collection consists of notes and photographs from his 1974 to 1975 ethnographic research in Demonte and surrounding areas in the Piemonte region of Italy.

Scope and Content Note

Scope and Content Note
The George Saunders papers consist of notes and photographs from his 1974 to 1975 ethnographic research in Demonte and surrounding areas in the Piemonte region of Italy.

Biographical Note

Biographical Note
George Saunders was awarded his PhD in Anthropology from University of California, San Diego in 1976. He conducted psychological and ethnographic studies in the Piemonte region of Italy in 1972, 1974 --1975, 1979, and 1980. During the 1980s, he studied the history of anthropology in Italy and Italian Pentecostalism. Although most of his research focused on Italy, George Saunders also studied the family dynamics and psychosocial adjustment of Hmong refugees in Appleton, Wisconsin from 1982 to 1985. In the summers of 1995 and 1997, he did preliminary research in India on American students abroad. In 2001 he retired from Lawrence University, where he was a professor for 26 years.

Administration

Author
Lorain Wang
Provenance
The George R. Saunders papers were donated to the National Anthropological Archives in 2006 by George R. Saunders.
Processing Note
The archivist retained the original folder titles and organization of the materials. Folder titles assigned by the archivist are indicated by brackets. Names were redacted in "Personality Evaluations" to protect the privacy of individuals.
Processed by Lorain Wang
Encoded by Jocelyn Baltz, July 2012

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access
No restrictions on access.
Restrictions on Use
Contact repository for terms of use.

National Anthropological Archives
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