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Field Research

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

Collection Creator
O'Grady, G. N. (Geoffrey N.)
See more items in
Geoffrey N. O'Grady Papers
Sponsor
The digitization of portions of this collection was supported by a generous grant from the Arcadia Fund.
Extent
5.75 Linear feet (plus 3 oversize boxes, plus 3 map folders)
Date
1949-1982
1992 - 1998
Archival Repository
National Anthropological Archives
Identifier
NAA.2010-30, Series 1
Type
Archival materials
Collection Citation
Geoffrey N. O'Grady Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Collection Rights
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Scope and Contents
This series primarily contains O'Grady's field research among the aboriginal communities of Australia. Document types include notebooks, field notes, card files with vocabulary, computer print outs of synthesized data, a map, and oversized word lists. Some of the languages that are most prominently represented in O'Grady's research include Njaŋumada, Jiŋgada, Umpila, Nyangumarda, Mabuiag, and Yulbaridja. According to Bowern and Alpher, some of the material is in Kenneth Hale's handwriting. Hale and O'Grady worked closely together for many years. Some of the vocabulary slips are in Arthur Capell's handwriting; Capell was Professor at the University of Sydney and worked on a number of Australian languages, especially in the 1940s and 1950s. Also in this series are two folders containing O'Grady's research on Cowichan and another folder containing notes on tonal languages and Swahili. Arranged chronologically.
Collection Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1503512911319-1503512911338-1
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3c749f67b-d314-4f4f-8119-d38b9a12e5ef

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  • Geoffrey N. O'Grady Papers

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