D. George Sherman (AC 1969) Papers, ca. 1965-1992
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D. George Sherman (1947-1992) Papers
26 records storage boxes, 1 archives box
Sherman, D. George (AC 1969)
Biographical History for: D. George Sherman (1947-1992) Papers
Biographical Note David George Sherman was born in 1947 and graduated from Amherst College in 1969. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1974 and 1982 respectively. He taught anthropology at Southern Illinois University, 1984-1986, Dartmouth College, 1988-1989 and University of California Irvine, 1989-1990. He was teaching at Keene State College (N.H.) at the time he was killed in an automobile accident in 1992.
Scope and Contents of the Collection The collection contains Sherman's notes from his coursework and studies at Amherst College and Cornell University; field notes for and drafts of his book Rice, Rupees and Ritual: Economy and Society Among the Samosir Batak of Sumatra (1990); the text of published articles and public lectures; and extensive background and lecture notes related to the anthropology courses he taught.
Anthropolgy--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.
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Toba-Batak (Indonesian people)--Economic conditions.
Toba-Batak (Indonesian people)--Social life and customs.
Sherman, D. George, 1947-
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Amherst College--Students.
Amherst College. Class of 1969. Sherman.
Samosir Island (Indonesia)--Economic conditions.
Samosir Island (Indonesia)--Social life and customs.
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series
Series 1: Undergraduate Notebooks
Undergraduate notebooks (Anthropology, Gender, History, Thailand Seminar, Ancient Sea History)
Undergraduate notebooks (Physics, Bio-genetics, Thermo, Math, English)
Series 2: Research notebooks and other research materials
Research notebooks (German dictionary, interview sheets, Indonesia materials)
Original Indonesia Research (150 cassette tapes of conversations, feasts, speeches - a few commercial tapes
Research - primary and secondary sources, transcripts of tapes, lists of Pestas, news clippings
Research - second sources
Research files on individuals
Research files
Original Indonesia Research - residence patterns, education, labor and education, map book, marriage and education records, workers by age and family, fields, work statistics
Series 3: Dissertation
Thesis - Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University (4 notebooks)
Original Thesis, notebooks (3), books (2)
Thesis - papers and indexes
Thesis - notebooks and files
Series 4: Teaching Files
Teaching - files on courses and seminars
Series 5: Lecture Materials, Writings, and Correspondence
Lecture materials, writing, and correspondence
Student evaluations, syllabi
Selections from personal/teaching files
Selections from personal files
Nazism (files and notebooks)
Series 6: "Rice, Rupees and Ritual" (book)
Rice, Rupees & Rituals, Stanford University Press - some personal information
Series 7: Personal Correspondence
Desk top, most recent and current files, personal correspondence
Series 8: Photographs
Photographic prints, ca. 1,000 [Acc. 2003-163]
1 box photographic negative rolls; scholarly manuscripts; photographic negatives and contact sheets; agricultural booklets; personal correspondence, 1970s-1980s; photographs of villages (album pages)