File File 1 - Margaret Mead correspondence

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UQFL489-Series A-File 1

Title

Margaret Mead correspondence

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  • 1928-1959 (Creation)

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File

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1 folder.

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(1901-1978)

Biographical history

American anthropologist Margaret Mead was born in Philidelphia in 1901. She was a prolific author and public speaker, best known for her work on people of the Pacific, in particular her first book Coming of age in Samoa (1928). She was a correspondent of Australian anthropologist Caroline Tennant-Kelly

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Letters to Caroline Kelly from Margaret Mead.

Content advice: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are warned that this resource contains mention of funeral rites and burial ceremonies. It also may contain images, transcripts or names of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples now deceased. It may also contain historically and culturally sensitive words, terms, and descriptions.

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Accruals

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Unrestricted access.

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Copyright applies.

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  • English

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Box 1, Folder 1

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Revised, MSB, 14-Jul-2023.
Converted from PDF finding aid, AM, 19-May-2020.

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  • Box: UQFL489 Box 1