Guide to the Allan R. Holmberg Research Materials On The Siriono Indians,
1939-1967

Collection Number: 6826

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
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Cornell University
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Compiled by:
Sarah Keen
Date completed:
November 2008
EAD encoding:
Sarah Keen, November 2008

© 2008 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Allan R. Holmberg research materials on the Siriono Indians, 1939-1967
Collection Number:
6826
Creator:
Allan R. Holmberg
Quantity:
0.6 cubic feet
Forms of Material:
Field notes, photographs, correspondence
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Language:
Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Allan Holmberg was a professor of anthropology at Cornell University from 1948 until his death in 1966. He authored the book Nomads of the Long Bow which was about the Siriono Indians.
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

This collection contains mostly field notes and photographs relating to Allan Holmberg's work with the Siriono Indians of eastern Bolivia as a Fellow of the Social Science Research Council. The correspondence folder in the collection mostly concerns re-analysis of Holmberg's research data and access to his papers.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Holmberg, Allan R.

Subjects:
Siriono Indians.
Siriano language.

Form and Genre Terms:
Field notes.
Photographs.
INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
Allan R. Holmberg research materials on the Siriono Indians, #6826. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
CONTAINER LIST

Date
Description
Container
1943, 1960-1967
Correspondence
 Box 1 Folder 1
1946-1948, 1963
Siriono kinship
 Box 1 Folder 2
1950
Articles and press releases
 Box 1 Folder 3
circa 1939-1940
Photographic prints and negatives
 Box 1 Folder 4
1939-1941
Field notebooks
 Box 1 Folder 5-7
circa 1940
Field notes (HRAF)
 Box 2