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Human Studies Film Archives
Guide to the Melville Herskovits films, 1928-1934
Summary
- Collection ID:
- HSFA.1977.01
- Creators:
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Herskovits, Melville J. (Melville Jean), 1895-1963
- Dates:
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1928-1934
- Languages:
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Moving image materials are silent; supplementary materials are in English.
- Physical Description:
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5 Film reelsblack-and-white silent0.25 Linear feet
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Edited footage shot in West Africa (1931), Haiti (1934) and Georgia (U.S. ca. 1930) for/by Melville Herskovits.
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 As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today.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
Sponsor
Preservation supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the National Film Preservation Foundation. Cataloging supported by Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
Processing Information
Titles are supplied by the archivist for untitled films.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These films and related papers were transferred to the National Anthropological Film Center by the Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies at Northwestern University in 1977.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Use
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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.
Preferred Citation
Melville Herskovits films, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Selected Bibliography
- Herskovits, Melville Jean, "Book about Negroes," The Nation,(July 15, 1931), 68-69.
- Herskovits, Melville Jean. Life in a Haitian Valley.New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1937.
- Herskovits, Melville Jean. Dahomey: An Ancient West African Kingdom.New York: J. J. Augustin, 1938.
- Herskovits, Melville J., and Frances S., Rebel Destiny: Among the Bush Negroes of Dutch Guiana.New York: McGraw Hill, 1934.
- Kahn, Morton. Djuka, The Bush Negroes of Dutch Guiana.New York: Viking Press, 1931.
Selected Bibliography
Keywords
Human Studies Film Archives
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