Preliminary
Inventory of the Ernestine Friedl Papers,
circa 1950 -
2000
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Descriptive Summary
Title
Ernestine Friedl Papers,
circa 1950 - 2000.
Creator
Friedl, Ernestine,
1920-
Extent
22.5 Linear Feet,
15000
Items
Repository
University Archives, Duke
University
Abstract
Ernestine Friedl served as chair of the
Dept. of Anthropology and as Dean of Arts and Sciences and
Trinity College at Duke University. She studied gender
roles, rural life in modern Greece, and the Chippewa. The
Ernestine Friedl papers include personal and professional
correspondence, subject files, course materials, articles,
reprints, field notes, and sound recordings related to her
anthropological research and her roles as professor and
administrator at Queens College and Duke
University.
Language
English.
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
In off-site storage; 24 hours advance notice is
required for use.
For a period of twenty-five years from the
origin of the material, permission in writing from the
office of origin and the University Archivist is required
for use. After twenty-five years, records that have been
processed may be consulted with the permission of the
University Archivist.
Records, such as search committee files or
others pertaining to employment where individuals are
identified, are closed for 70 years.
In accordance with the Family Education Rights
and Privacy Act of 1974 as amended, Duke University permits
students to inspect their education records and limits the
disclosure of personally identifiable information from
education records.
Unprocessed materials are closed pending
processing.
Use Restrictions
Copyright for Official University records is
held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by
the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants,
as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Ernestine Friedl
Papers, University Archives, Duke University.
Provenance
The Ernestine Friedl Papers were received by the
University Archives as a transfer in 2004.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
Encoded by Jill Katte, March 2005
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Biographical Note
Personal Information: Born August 13, 1920, in
Szegled, Hungary; U.S. citizen; daughter of Nicholas and
Ethel (Neudorfer) Friedl. Education: Hunter College (now
Hunter College of the City University of New York), A.B.,
1941; Columbia University, Ph.D., 1950. Memberships:
American Anthropological Association (fellow; president,
1975), American Academy of Arts and Sciences (fellow),
American Association for the Advancement of Science
(fellow), American Ethnological Society (president, 1967),
Northeastern Anthropological Association (president, 1971),
Phi Beta Kappa.
Awards: Fulbright and Wenner-Gren Foundation
Award, for
Vasilika, 1955-56;
National Science Foundation grant, 1964-67; Duke University
Medal for Distinguished Meritorious Service, 2004.
Career: Wellesley College, instructor in
anthropology, 1944-46; Queens College of the City
University of New York, 1947-74, assistant professor,
1955-61, associate professor, 1962-65, professor of
anthropology, 1965-74, chair of department, 1964-68,
executive officer of Ph.D. program in anthropology,
1969-70; Duke University, professor of anthropology, 1973-,
chair of department, 1973-78, dean of Arts and Sciences and
Trinity College, 1980-1985.
Writings:
Vasilika: A Village in Modern
Greece, Holt, 1962.
Women and Men: An
Anthropologist's View, Holt, 1975. Contributor of
articles and reviews to
American
Anthropologist,
Human Organization,
and
Anthropological
Quarterly. Edited the
Journal of Modern Greek
Studies.
[Adapted from: Contemporary Authors Online, Gale,
2005. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington
Hills, Mich.: Thomson Gale, 2005.]
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Collection Overview
The Ernestine Friedl papers include personal and
professional correspondence, subject files, course
materials, articles, reprints, field notes, and sound
recordings related to her anthropological research and her
roles as professor and administrator at Queens College and
Duke University.
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Subject Headings
These and related materials may be accessed under
the following subject headings in the Duke University
Libraries online catalog.
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Friedl, Ernestine,
1920-
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Duke University.
Dept. of Anthropology.
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Duke University.
Trinity College of Arts and Sciences.
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Duke University--Administration.
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Duke University--Faculty.
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Anthropology--Study and teaching.
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Gender.
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Sex
role.
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Greece--Study
and teaching.
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Microfilm.
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Sound recordings.
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Preliminary Description of the
Collection
Accession, 2004 [A2004-68]
Box 1
Confidential files
Readings, articles written by
others
Sex role course and women's
materials
Reprints
Journal of Sex Role
Research
Greek Journals
Field documents and notes,
1955-1958
Box 2
Sexuality
Teaching Anthropology
Feminism and the
Classics
Terms in Gender Studies
Notebooks
Sound recordings
Box 3
Correspondence,
1985-1992
Sex the Invisible,
1994
Field notes
Vasilika correspondence
Notebooks
Sound recordings
Microfilm: Greek field notes,
1955-1956
Box 4
Correspondence, general,
1981-1982
Correspondence, Athens,
1971-1972
Maps
Personal,
1983-1984
Box 5
Farrington, V.
Greece trip
American Anthropological
Association
Personal,
1979-1982
Correspondence,
1992-1993,
1997
Box 6
Correspondence,
1990-1996
Field notes
AAA Resource Development Planning
Group
Course materials
Box 7
Course materials
Readings, articles by
others
Correspondence,
1998
Friedl archive and digital
library
Ethics committee
Addition, 2004 [A2004-78]
Box 8
Correspondence,
1970s and
1980s
Clippings
Dean of Trinity College of Arts and
Sciences
American Academy of Arts and
Sciences
Unpublished writings
Book reviews
Dissertation drafts
National Humanities
Center
Spindler book,
1970-1975
Box 9
Correspondence
Reprints, publications, articles,
reviews
Alaska, summer
1987
Condolence notes
Ethnology notes
Powdermaker session, AAA
1989
Katherine Verdery
AAA papers "in my honor,"
1993
Curriculum vitae
MLA Role of advocacy
Box 10
Women: American, Australian,
bibliographies
Sex roles
Gender hierarchies
Micropolis village
community
Field notes, notebooks, circa
1976
Writings
Box 11
Vasilika
Film materials
Course, teaching materials, Duke and
Harvard
Phi Beta Kappa
Box 12
Greece
Scholarly publications
Sex roles
Culture traits
Reprints
Box 13
Correspondence, administrative,
professional, and personal,
1960s and
1970s
