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Humberto Ghersi Barrera

 Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series:

Section one contains field note books kept by members of the CPP. Humberto Ghersi Barrera's notebooks on Marcara, and some by Allan R. Holmberg and Mario C. Vazquez predate the start of the official project. The field notebooks contain notes dated from 1948 to 1954, the early years of the project. This is the only ethnographic data in the collection, except for that contained in the HRAF (Human Relations Area Files).

Dates

  • circa 1946-1966.

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English and Spanish

Extent

46 cubic feet. (46 cubic feet.)

Abstract

Notebooks contain information on personal expenses, ethnographic descriptions, daily routine, and Quechua terms. Marcara, Ancash, Peru.

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

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