Overview
Includes records of the Harvard expedition to Yap, Caroline Islands between 1947 and 1948. Consists of field notes and correspondence by four expedition members, David Schneider, Nathaniel R. Kidder, Edward E. Hunt, Jr., and William D. Stevens, to the Peabody Museum and the Department of Anthropology at Harvard University.
Dates
- 1947 - 1950
Extent
3 boxesGeneral note
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- Title
- Yap Expedition records
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Entered into ArchivesSpace by Meg Monroe, 2020
- Date
- 2020-5-28
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- English
- EAD ID
- pea00093
Repository Details
Part of the Peabody Museum Archives Repository
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