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Gladwyn Murray Childs papers, 1882-1972
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Childs, Gladwyn Murray, 1896-1975
- Title
- Gladwyn Murray Childs papers
- Dates
- 1882-1972 (inclusive)18821972
- Quantity
- 6 cubic feet (6 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 2208 (Accession No. 2208-001)
- Summary
- Papers of an anthropologist and missionary in Angola
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access restricted: For terms of access, contact Special Collections for details.
Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Born in 1896, he received bachelor's degree from Pomona College, a B.D. and M.A. from Union Theological Seminary and a Ph.D. in anthropology from Columbia University. His dissertation was published as "Umbundu Kinship and Character" by Oxford University Press and the University of Witwatersrand. Together with his wife, Margaret, he worked as a missionary from 1925 to the early 1960's for the United Church Board for World Ministries and American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in Angola and Portugese West Africa. He was principal of a mission school, the Currie Institute. After retiring he worked for the World Council of Churches in Lisbon, but sought to return to Angola to work on a prehistoric project. Childs worked with his uncle, Merlin Ennis, a researcher of folk tales, on Umbundu folktales.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Correspondence, field notes, writings, linguistic research, folktales, publications, sermons, note cards, photos, maps, mission records.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
