MS 1057-a A report adverse to the conjectured relationship of the Maya and Malay languages
With index.
MS 2337 Report on the relationship between the Mayan and Malay dialects
Hewitt, J. N. B. (John Napoleon Brinton), 1859-1937
Annotated by J. N. B. Hewitt- See Number 1057.
Carol Laderman Papers
Carol Laderman was a medical anthropologist best known for her research on Malay traditional medicine. Her work focused on beliefs and practices regarding childbirth and nutrition as well as shamanic healing practices in rural Malaysia. This collection consists of the professional papers of Carol Laderman, medical anthropologist and university professor. The bulk of the collection pertains to her research on childbirth, nutrition, and shamanic healing practices in rural Malaysia. These materials include field notes, surveys, transcripts of Main Peteri ceremonies, grant applications, photographs, and sound recordings. Of special interest are her photographs of midwives and shamans treating patients, including Main Peteri ceremonies, as well as traditional Malay weddings and festivals. Also noteworthy are her recordings of Main Peteri ceremonies and her interviews with midwives and shamans. The collection also contains her unpublished and published writings; her dissertation; a report on her undergraduate fieldwork with pregnant Puerto Rican teenagers; her lecture notes and files as a university professor; files documenting her involvement in professional associations; and correspondence with colleagues.
MS 1071 Hawaiian and Polynesian vocabulary in Smithsonian Institution Comparative Vocabulary schedule
MS 1054 Linguistic material and correspondence regarding Polynesia (Hawaii) and Micronesia
Doane, Edward Topping, 1820-1890
Contents of this envelope:-- Fornander, Hon. A., Introduction to Vol. III of his "Polynesian Race." Copied by Prof. W. D. Alexander of Honolulu. 9 fcp.pp. n.d. Alexander (Prof. W. D.), Hawaiian Grammar, 12 mo., 52 pp. Honolulu, 1871 Doane (E. T.), Letter to Prof. W. D. Alexander, in review of Fornander's work. May 20, 1883. 6 pp …
MS 1057-b Miscellaneous notes and excerpts made for paper on the alleged linguistic relationship of the Mayan and Malayan stocks
Bali
Bali, shot by the novelist Vicki Baum in 1936. 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 As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered …
A Land That Time Forgot: East Indies
A LAND THAT TIME FORGOT: EAST INDIES (1931) Talking Picture epics, Inc. travelog to Java and Bali (AFI/Kit Parker collection). 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 …
George L. Hosmer photographs of Eclipse Expedition to Sumatra
1 Print (silver gelatin)
1 Print (platinum)
Photographs made during the 1901 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Eclipse Expedition to Sumatra; some were possibly made in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). They include images of people, houses and other buildings, animals, boats, roads, villages, agriculture (including terracing), rickshaws, and plants. Also included are an image of animal hides drying on frames …
William Louis Abbott Papers
The papers of William Louis Abbott consist of letters to Smithsonian curators and specimen lists, 1892-1917; letters to his mother and sister, 1887-1923; photographs taken by Abbott in the field, 1890-1923; and some miscellaneous material. In describing the individual pieces of this collection, particular attention was paid to material relating to the natural …
