WAUHarperEdwardBUA4178.xmlGuide to the Edward B. Harper Papers 1869-1993Harper (Edward B.) PapersSpecial Collections, University of Washington Libraries©2014 (Last modified: 10/22/2020)
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Finding aid written in English.Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard).University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections4178Harper, Edward B.Edward B. Harper papers1869-199311.42 cubic feet (12 boxes)Collection materials are inEnglish.Field notes, audiotapes, writings, land records, computer listings, and publications of a professor of Anthropology who conducted ethnographic and anthropological research in a village in the Shimoga District in Karnataka, India

Edward Harper was a Professor of Anthropology specializing in South India. His first wife, Louise Harper (Schuchat), was also an anthropologist and accompanied him on several occasions.

Organized into 2 accessions:

Accession No. 4178-001, Edward B. Harper papers, 1954-1984Accession No. 4178-002, Edward B. Harper papers, 1869-1993

Field notes, audiotapes, writings, land records, computer listings, publications, biographical feature, research material, published articles, and various cultural, physical and mental health documents.

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Accession No. 4178-001: Edward B. Harper papers, 1954-198411 cu.ft.

Scope and Content: Field notes, audiotapes, writings, land records, computer listings, and publications; ca. 1954-1984.

Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

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Acquisition Info: Louise G. Harper, 1992-09-02

1-44178-001Edward Harper notes196954178-001Copy of Notes195464178-001Notes and Thesis19547-84178-001Notes195484178-001Charlene Allison Articles and Permission84178-001Edward Harper's Articles and Reprints94178-001Notes by Edward Harper195994178-001Tapes made by Louise Harper198410-114178-001Primary Source PublicationsAccession No. 4178-002: Edward B. Harper papers, 1869-1993.42 cu. ft. (1 box)

Scope and Content: Biographical feature; research material (1869, 1949); field notes on "Totagadde Village," collected by Judith Wiltse Harper (1969); published articles on "Totagadde" by Helen Ullrich (1969-1993)

"Totagadde Village" is the pseudonym given to a village in Shimoga District in Karnataka, India. Edward Harper conducted ethnographic and anthropological research in this village at various times from 1956-1969.

Judith Wiltse Harper researched one Sudra caste in the village for her doctoral dissertation. Helen Ullrich's publications document 24 years of intermittent visits to the village to study Havik Brahmins: their attitudes toward education, women and family structure; the effect of competition and modernization; and various cultural, physical and mental health issues affecting women.

Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Louise G. Harper Schuchat, 1993-08-24