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National Anthropological Archives
MS 2012-04 Shigeru Kaneshiro field notes and photographs
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2012-04
- Creators:
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Kaneshiro, Shigeru, 1926-2008
- Dates:
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1950 and 1957
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Boxe
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Contains Shigeru Kaneshiro's ethnographic field research in the Caroline Islands, particularly the Woleai islands and Lamotrek. His field notebook contains notes on Palau, Satawal, Elato, Fajalap [Faraulep?], Woleai islands, and Ifalik.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Folder list: [Field notebook - Caroline Islands], 1950; [Lamotrek notes], 1950; [Lamotrek photos], 1957; [Woleai islands notes], 1950; [Wolean islands genealogies], 1950
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Shigeru Kaneshiro was born on September 9, 1926 in Aiea, Hawaii. Due to his fluency in Japanese and his training in anthropology at the University of Hawaii, he was appointed in 1950 as one of the first District Anthropologists in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. His first post was in Palau, and he was later transferred to Yap to study Yap and the outer islands. His publications include "Land tenure in the Palau Islands" and "A Caroline Islands Script," which he co-authored with Saul Riesenberg.
Administration
Custodial History
Donated to NAA by William Alkire.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 2012-04, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Other Archival Materials
Other Archival Materials
Artifacts collected by Kaneshiro are held in the Anthropology Collections division.
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 2012-04
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Caroline Islands | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Palau | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Micronesia | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Yap (Micronesia) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Field notes | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Micronesians | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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