Field Research

Object Details

Collection Creator: De Laguna, Frederica, 1906-2004; McClellan, Catharine; Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958; Guédon, Marie Françoise; Emmons, George Thornton

Collection Citation: Frederica de Laguna papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Arrangement: 2.1: 1947 St. Lawrence River Valley 2.2: 1949 Northern Tlingit Territory 2.3: 1950 Angoon 2.4: 1952 Yakutat 2.5: 1953 Yakutat Bay 2.6: 1954 Yakutat 2.7: General Notes 2.8: Sound Recording Notes 2.9: Grants 2.10: Realia

Scope and Contents: This series contains de Laguna and her assistants' field notes as well as her applications and reports for grants supporting her field work. Field notes are arranged by expedition with notes that could not be identified placed under Subseries: General Notes. Catharine McClellan's journal for her 1968 fieldwork in Aishihik, Yukon Territory can also be found in this subseries. Notes on sound recordings have been given their own subseries and are arranged chronologically. De Laguna's correspondence with her mother can be found interspersed within her field journals for her 1952 Yakutat expedition. Also in this series is a surveying instrument.

Collection Restrictions: Some of the original field notes are restricted due to Frederica de Laguna's request to protect the privacy of those accused of witchcraft. The originals are restricted until 2030. Photocopies may be made with the names of the accused redacted.