Cornell Rankhandi project records
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Field notes, subject files, cross index cards, surveys, photographs, movie films, audiotapes, maps, census data, and other documentary and research material of the Cornell Rankhandi Project. The project used the control Muslim village of Jhabiran in its study, and embraced the disciplines of anthropology, religion, sociology, political science, economics, linguistics, child psychology, history, and social psychology. Team members include Michael Mahar, Pauline Kolenda, Allan Atwell, John Gompers, John T. Hitchcock (Project Director), Robert T. Smith, Morris E. Opler, and Pat Hitchcock.
Dates
- 1953-1984.
Creator
- Cornell University. Department of Anthropology (Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Extent
52.7 cubic feet. (52.7 cubic feet.)
Abstract
Field notes, subject files, cross index cards, surveys, photographs, movie films, audiotapes, maps, census data, and other documentary and research material of the Cornell Rankhandi Project. The project used the control Muslim village of Jhabiran in its study, and embraced the disciplines of anthropology, religion, sociology, political science, economics, linguistics, child psychology, history, and social psychology. Team members include Michael Mahar, Pauline Kolenda, Allan Atwell, John Gompers, John T. Hitchcock (Project Director), Robert T. Smith, Morris E. Opler, and Pat Hitchcock.
SERIES LIST
Series I. Movie film (16mm) by Pat Hitchcock. Includes outtakes. Village of Rankhandi (also known as Khaalaapur). Morris E. Opler, from the Ford Foundation. North Indian village prior to development. US/India Joint University Venture (Lucknow and Cornell)1953-56. Disciplines of study include anthropology, sociology, political science, economics, linguistics (John Gompers), child psychology, history, social psychology. John T. Hitchcock, Project Director. Robert J. Smith.
Series II. Photographic Includes colored slides, black and white negatives in isinglass slips, 3x5 drawers. Years of study: 1954, 1984 (1968, 1978, 1984 - Smithsonian)
Series III. Field notes HRAF format, typed cross index cards.
Series IV. Black and white prints HRAF code, indexed with key
Series V. Allan Atwell files Contemporary art of India.
Series VI. Maps Regulation government maps, specialized maps (eg. every house, tree, well in a village, population 5000)
Series VII. Phonodiscs Language records, 78 rpm, archaic vocabulary, Basis of Gompers' introductory Hindi
Series VIII. Surveys Crop production and other surveys
Series IX. Jhabiran files Control village (Muslim) most others are Hindi. HRAF coded, includes photographs.
Series X. Census material Most comprehensive village study ever. All documented, statistics of health.
Series XI.Audiotapes Village dialect, village music
Physical Description
Photographs, motion picture film, audiotapes, maps, subject files, index cards, field notes
General
- Contact Information:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
- Compiled by:
- Phil McCray, et al.
- Date completed:
- 2004
- EAD encoding:
- Julia ParkerPeter Martinez, April 2004
- Anthropology -- India.
- Atwell, Allan.
- Audio tapes.
- Economics -- India.
- Ford Foundation
- Gompers, John.
- Hitchcock, John T.
- Hitchcock, Pat.
- India -- Economic conditions.
- India -- Language.
- India -- Religion.
- Jhabiran (India).
- Khalapur (India).
- Kolenda, Pauline.
- Lucknow University
- Mahar, J. Michael
- Motion pictures (visual works).
- Opler, Morris E., 1907-
- Photographs.
- Political science -- India.
- Rankhandi (India).
- Smith, Robert T.
- Sociology -- India.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by Phil McCray, et al.
- Date
- April 2004
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Box: 56 (Mixed Materials)
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- Box: 61 (unprocessed) (Mixed Materials)
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- Box: 67 (unprocessed) (Mixed Materials)
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu