Linguistics
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
J. Susannah Norton papers
Collection
Identifier: 642
Content Description
The collection consists of research materials Dr. Josephine Susannah Norton developed during trips to the West Indies, Ghana, and while working on her thesis at the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies. The collection is rich with documentation on languages, folklore, and music from the Caribbean and West Africa. Research materials regarding African American dialects and language are also extensively covered in the collection. Slides from her trips to Ghana and...
Dates:
Other: 1940-2003
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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J. Susannah Norton papers
Raoul Perez papers
Collection
Identifier: 292
Content Description
Multilingual interpreter, Raoul Perez, guided the development of an interpretation program for the United Nations. His papers include correspondence, lists, teaching materials, photographs, and press clippings, mostly about his US military service in WWII, the United Nations, and Hostos Community College of the City University of New York.
Dates:
Other: 1941-1975
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Raoul Perez papers
Lorenzo Dow Turner papers
Collection
Identifier: 725
Scope and Contents
The Lorenzo Dow Turner papers encompass approximately 4.26 linear feet of papers, photographs, sound recordings, and annotated books, offprints, and periodicals, as well as 6 feet of Turner's recording equipment. The papers consist of correspondence, writings (both by Turner and collected), family records, school records, and printed ephemera. Letters of note include a 1967 letter from William Brewer of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History in which he provides...
Dates:
Created: 1906-1989; Other: Majority of material found in 1932-1959; Other: Date acquired: 11/28/2011
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Lorenzo Dow Turner papers