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Kinsei fūzokushi Morisada mankō Kitagawa Morisada cho ; Usami Hideki kōtei

Title:
守貞漫稿
Author:
Kitagawa, Morisada 1810-  Search this
Usami, Hideki 1951-  Search this
Physical description:
5 volumes illustrations 15 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Japan
Date:
1996
2002
1600-1868
Topic:
Social life and customs  Search this
Call number:
DS822.2 .K512 1996
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1160317

Types japonais Quarante planches dessinées et lithographiées par Mme. Yuko Watanabe

Author:
Watanabe, Yūkō 1856-1942  Search this
Physical description:
[3], [40 plates] illustrations 21 x 29 centimeters
Type:
Books
Pictorial works
Place:
Japan
Date:
1886
19th century
1868-1912
Topic:
Lithography  Search this
Lithography, Japanese  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1163496

Osaka, as seen in "nishikie."

Physical description:
48 pages color illustrations 30 cm + 1 booklet (36 pages ; 26 cm)
Type:
Books
In art
Pictorial works
Art
Place:
Osaka (Japan)
Japan
Osaka
Date:
2004
19th century
19e siècle
Topic:
Color prints, Japanese  Search this
Wood-engraving, Japanese  Search this
Ukiyoe  Search this
Estampe en couleurs japonaise  Search this
Gravure sur bois japonaise  Search this
Ukiyo-e  Search this
Manners and customs  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1162671

Barbie Doll

Maker:
Mattel, Inc.  Search this
Physical Description:
plastic (overall material)
paint (features material)
jersey (bathing suit material)
Measurements:
overall: 28 cm x 8.4 cm; 11 1/32 in x 3 5/16 in
Object Name:
Doll
doll
Other Terms:
Doll; Toys
Place Made:
Japan
Used:
United States: Maryland, Bethesda
Date made:
ca 1958
Subject:
Toys  Search this
Dolls  Search this
Credit Line:
Anonymous
ID Number:
1988.0608.17A
Catalog number:
1988.0608.17A
Accession number:
1988.0608
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Popular Entertainment
Family & Social Life
American Enterprise
Artifact Walls exhibit
Exhibition:
American Enterprise (doll)
American Enterprise
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-ff05-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1155897
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Edo no fūzoku jiten Ishii Akira cho

Title:
江戶の風俗事典 / 石井明著
Author:
Ishii, Akira 1936-  Search this
Physical description:
xii, 226 pages illustrations 22 cm
Type:
Books
Dictionaries
Place:
Tokyo (Japan)
Japan
Date:
2016
1600-1868
Topic:
Social life and customs  Search this
Civilization  Search this
Call number:
DS896.5 .I83 2016
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1075923

Ukiyoe de yomu, Edo no shiki to narawashi Akasaka Chiseki

Title:
浮世絵で読む, 江戶の四季とならわし / 赤坂治績
Edo no shiki to narawashi
江戶の四季とならわし
Author:
Akasaka, Chiseki 1944-  Search this
Physical description:
xvi, 253 pages illustrations (some color) 18 cm
Type:
Books
Pictorial works
Place:
Japan
Tokyo (Japan)
Date:
2014
Edo period, 1600-1868
1600-1868
Topic:
Color prints, Japanese  Search this
Ukiyoe  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Call number:
DS896.5 .A43 2014
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1073849

Edo fashion kosode robes Oyama Yuzuruha ; translated by Karen J. Mack ; edited by Tokyo National Museum

Title:
Kosode robes
Author:
Oyama, Yuzuruha 1971-  Search this
Translator:
Mack, Karen J  Search this
Author:
Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan  Search this
Subject:
Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan  Search this
Physical description:
63 pages color illustrations 25 cm
Type:
Catalogs
History
Place:
Japan
Tokyo
Tokyo (Japan)
Date:
2020
Edo period, 1600-1868
19th century
1600-1868
Topic:
Kimonos  Search this
Costume--History  Search this
Clothing and dress--History  Search this
Design--History  Search this
Textile design--History  Search this
Clothing and dress--Edo period  Search this
Costume--Edo period  Search this
Design  Search this
Manners and customs  Search this
Textile design--Edo period  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Call number:
NK4784.A1 O9313 2020
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1161144

The Kidai Shōran scroll Tokyo street life in the Edo period Ozawa Hiromu and Kobayashi Tadashi ; translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter

Author:
Ozawa, Hiromu 1947-  Search this
Kobayashi, Tadashi 1941-  Search this
Translator:
Carpenter, Juliet Winters  Search this
Physical description:
106 pages illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, color maps 23 x 31 cm
Type:
Pictorial works
Ouvrages illustrés
Illustrated books
Illustrated works
Place:
Japan
Tokyo
Nihonbashi (Tokyo, Japan)
Tokyo (Japan)
Tōkyō (Japon)
Japon
Nihonbashi
Date:
2020
Edo period, 1600-1868
1600-1868 (Époque d'Edo)
1600-1868
Topic:
Bridges  Search this
Scrolls, Japanese  Search this
Rouleaux japonais  Search this
Manners and customs  Search this
Scrolls, Japanese--Edo period  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Mœurs et coutumes  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1161013

Wedding Dress

Used by:
Hensinger, Ruth Louise  Search this
Maker:
Hensinger, Ruth Louise  Search this
Physical Description:
nylon (overall material)
lace (overall material)
net (overall material)
Measurements:
center back: 88 3/8 in; 224.4725 cm
Object Name:
dress, 1-piece, wedding
Object Type:
Main Dress
Woman
Dress
Entire Body
Used in:
United States: Pennsylvania, Neffs
Date made:
1947
Subject:
Weddings  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Claude E. and Ruth L. Hensinger
ID Number:
1992.0236.001
Accession number:
1992.0236
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Home and Community Life: Costume
Clothing & Accessories
Family & Social Life
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-7f99-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_834994
Online Media:

Owen M. Lynch papers

Creator:
Lynch, Owen M., 1931-2013  Search this
Extent:
132 Sound recordings
43 Linear feet (83 boxes.)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Photographs
Correspondence
Electronic records (digital records)
Manuscripts
Field recordings
Field notes
Place:
India -- Social life and customs
Agra (India)
Date:
1945-2012
Summary:
The papers of Owen M. Lynch (1931-2013) contain his research and fieldwork on marginalized castes in India, and in particular highlight his work among the Dalits, or Untouchables, in Agra. The collection consists of field notes, surveys, interviews, maps, drawings, manuscript notes and drafts, language materials, subject files, day planners, correspondence, university papers, conference symposium and panel materials, photographs, sound recordings, video recordings, and electronic records.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of Owen M. Lynch document his research and field work in India, and in particular highlight his work among the Dalits in Agra. The collection consists of field notes, surveys, interviews, maps, drawings, manuscript notes and drafts, language materials, subject files, day planners, correspondence, university papers, conference symposium and panel materials, photographs, sound recordings, video recordings, and electronic records. The Munda Languages Project was Lynch's first fieldwork experience in India and focused on the Nihali and Nahali languages. His subsequent research focused on the Dalits in Agra, the Dharavi slums of Mumbai, the Chaube Brahmans in Mathura, and the Radhavallabhi sect in Brindaban. This research is represented well in his field notes, photographs, and sound recordings.

Lynch also kept extensive subject files on numerous Indian issues which contain significant material on the Dalits, Indian economics and politics, and related researchers. There is a small amount of Lynch's university papers from both his time as a student and as a professor. His student material includes reading notes, his student papers, and dissertation proposal. His university papers are chiefly course and lecture notes. The bulk of the photographs are from Lynch's fieldwork, primarily from Agra and Mumbai. Included are photos of slums in Agra and Mumbai, shoemakers in Agra, weddings, ceremonies, conferences, and parades. There are also prints used in his first book The Politics of Untouchability. The presentation slides are thematically arranged sets of photographs, presumably used for course lectures or conference presentations. The majority of the sound recordings are from fieldwork in Agra in 1994-1995, and include lectures, interviews, conference recordings, and songs.
Arrangement:
The Owen M. Lynch papers are arranged into 13 series:

2. Research, 1956-2006

3. Subject Files, 1953-2012

4. University, 1951-2010

5. Writings, 1963-2005

6. Writings By Others, circa 1950-2003

7. Correspondence, 1947-2010 and undated

8. Professional Activities, 1977-2004

9. Biographical, 1945-2007

10. Ephemera, circa 1990-circa 2000

11. Photographs, circa 1940s-circa 2009 and undated

12. Sound Recordings, 1962-2006

13. Video Recordings, circa 2000-circa 2011

14. Electronic Records, circa 1980-2011
Biographical Note:
Chronology

1931 -- Born on January 4 in Flushing, New York

1956 -- B.A., Fordham University

1962-1964 -- Fieldwork: Munda Languages Project, Madhya Pradesh, India

1964-1964 -- Fieldwork: Dalits in Agra, India

1966 -- Ph.D. in anthropology, Columbia University

1966-1969 -- Assistant Professor, State University of New York at Binghamton

1966-1986 -- Seminar Associate, Columbia University Seminars

1969-1973 -- Associate Professor, State University of New York at Binghamton

1970-1971 -- Fieldwork: Squatters in Mumbai, India

1974-2003 -- Charles F. Noyes Professor Emeritus of Urban Anthropology, New York University

1978-1984 -- Senior Research Associate, Southern Asian Institute, Columbia University

1980-1982 -- Fieldwork: Pilgrimage and Chaube Brahmans in Mathura, India

1988-1989 -- Fieldwork: Radhavallabhi Sect in Brindaban, India

1994-1995 -- Fieldwork: Dalits in Agra, India

2013 -- Died on April 26 in Boston, Massachusetts

Owen M. Lynch was an anthropologist and scholar with New York University who was noted for his pioneering work with the Dalits, or Untouchables, in India. He was born in 1931 in Flushing, New York. He earned his bachelor's degree from Fordham University (1956) and his Ph.D in anthropology from Columbia University (1966). He began his teaching career in 1966 as an assistant professor at the State University of New York at Binghamton. He became the Charles F. Noyes Professor Emeritus of Urban Anthropology at New York University in 1974 where he remained until his retirement in 2003.

His first fieldwork experience was with the Munda Languages Project in Madhya Pradesh, India, in 1962. His involvement with the project centered around work with the Nihali and Nahali languages. In 1963, he began fieldwork among the Dalits in Agra. He worked with the Jatavs, many of whom were shoemakers. This fieldwork would evolve into his dissertation, and form the basis for his first book The Politics of Untouchablility, published in 1969. He continued to study the Dalits and other marginalized peoples in India, including the Dharavi slums in Mumbai, Chaube Brahmans in Mathura, and the Radhavallabhi sect in Brindaban. He wrote extensively about the impact of Dalit leader B.R. Ambedkar, as well as the intersections of Buddhism, politics, and economics within India and the Dalit community.

Lynch was active in numerous anthropological associations. Among other professional appointments, he served on the editorial boards of South Asian Social Scientist (1984-1987), the Association of Asian Studies (1973-1977), and the International Journal of Hindu Studies (1997-2013); he was chair of the South Asia Council of the Association for Asian Studies (1985-1988) and president of the Society for Urban, National and Transnational Anthropology (1996-1998). He was also involved with groups such as the Volunteers in Service to India's Oppressed and Neglected (VISION), and was an active participant on conference panels and symposiums. He retired from teaching in 2003, and died in 2013.

Source consulted:

Friedlander, Eva 2014 Owen M. Lynch (1931-2013). American Anthropologist. 116(4): 898-900.
Provenance:
The collection was donated to the National Anthropological Archives by Owen Lynch's niece, Maureen Murphy, in 2013.
Restrictions:
Some material related to scholarship applications, job applications, and doctoral applications and defenses are restricted and not available for access. Restriction dates are noted in the container listing.

Access to the Owen M. Lynch papers requires an appointment.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Topic:
Buddhist pilgrims and pilgrimages  Search this
Urban anthropology  Search this
Caste -- India  Search this
Linguistics  Search this
Ambedkar, B.R.  Search this
Untouchables  Search this
Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this
Dalits  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Correspondence
Electronic records (digital records)
Sound recordings
Manuscripts
Field recordings
Field notes
Citation:
Owen M. Lynch papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NAA.2013-11
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Owen M. Lynch papers
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3f0ff53a5-b94f-49c1-8009-0e9751a96639
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-2013-11

Gyeongju the capital of Golden Silla Sarah Milledge Nelson

Author:
Nelson, Sarah M. 1931-  Search this
Physical description:
ix, 153 pages illustrations, maps 24 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
Korea (South)
Kyŏngju-si
Kyŏngju-si (Korea)
Silla (Kingdom)
Korea
Corée
Asia
Kyŏngju
Date:
2017
To 1500
To 935
Jusqu'à 935
Topic:
City and town life--History  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
City and town life  Search this
Manners and customs  Search this
Politics and government  Search this
History  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Histoire  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1146828

Game Boy

User:
Huynh, Richard  Search this
Patent holder:
Nintendo Co., Ltd.  Search this
Maker:
Nintendo Co., Ltd.  Search this
Physical Description:
plastic (overall material)
metal (overall material)
rubber (overall material)
glass (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 14.7 cm x 8.9 cm x 3.8 cm; 5 13/16 in x 3 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in
Object Name:
video game console
Place Made:
Japan
Date made:
1989
Credit Line:
Richard Huynh
ID Number:
2003.0344.01
Accession number:
2003.0344
Catalog number:
2003.0344.01
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Medicine and Science: Computers
Family & Social Life
Sports & Leisure
American Enterprise
Exhibition:
American Enterprise
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-35a6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1253117
Online Media:

Handmade "For Liberty Engineers" sweetheart gift from World War I

Created by:
Unidentified  Search this
Medium:
thread and ribbon on fabric
Dimensions:
H x W (closed with ribbon): 11 1/4 × 11 1/8 × 3/4 in. (28.6 × 28.3 × 1.9 cm)
H x W x D (open with ribbon): 11 1/8 × 23 × 7/16 in. (28.3 × 58.4 × 1.2 cm)
Type:
needlework (visual works)
Date:
1917-1918
Topic:
African American  Search this
Design  Search this
Families  Search this
Military  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
World War I  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Laird
Object number:
2017.111.22
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52a34b342-fb30-4169-8ebf-0f8b51f9c408
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2017.111.22
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1905 Hulda and Ellen Larson's Pan-American Exposition Quilt

Maker:
Larson, Hulda Fredricka  Search this
Larson, Ellen Sophia Cecilia  Search this
Physical Description:
fabric, cotton (overall material)
thread, cotton (overall material)
filling, cotton (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 66 in x 59 in; 167 cm x 149 cm
Object Name:
quilt
Date made:
1905
Subject:
Expositions and Fairs  Search this
Quilting  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Judith Anderson Weise
ID Number:
1986.0032.01
Catalog number:
1986.0032.01
Accession number:
1986.0032
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Home and Community Life: Textiles
Popular Entertainment
Family & Social Life
Textiles
Domestic Furnishings
Quilts
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-862f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_556203
Online Media:

Chinkanjō Meguro Jūrō henshū

Title:
[新潟県]長岡 : 目黒十郎, 明治 11 [1878]
Editor:
Meguro, Jūrō  Search this
Physical description:
1 volumes ([22] unnumbered double-page openings) illustrations 31 cm
Type:
Books
Pictorial works
Place:
Japan
Niigata-ken
Niigata-ken (Japan)
Date:
1878
Meiji period, 1868-1912
Topic:
Painting, Japanese  Search this
Painters  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Call number:
N7356.N65 C55 1878
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1159064

Japanese American ethnicity in search of heritage and homeland across generations Takeyuki Tsuda

Author:
Tsuda, Takeyuki  Search this
Physical description:
1 online resource
Type:
Electronic resources
Electronic books
History
Place:
United States
États-Unis
Japan
USA
Date:
2016
Topic:
Japanese Americans--Ethnic identity  Search this
Japanese Americans--Cultural assimilation  Search this
Japanese Americans--Social life and customs  Search this
Taiko (Drum ensemble)--History  Search this
Children of immigrants  Search this
Américains d'origine japonaise--Identité ethnique  Search this
Américains d'origine japonaise--Acculturation  Search this
Américains d'origine japonaise--Mœurs et coutumes  Search this
Taiko (Ensemble de tambours)--Histoire  Search this
Enfants d'immigrants  Search this
HISTORY--State & Local--General  Search this
Emigration and immigration  Search this
Ethnic relations  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Taiko (Drum ensemble)  Search this
Japaner  Search this
Erste Ausländergeneration  Search this
Soziale Integration  Search this
Ethnische Identität  Search this
Relations interethniques  Search this
Relations raciales  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1156456

Nihonjin ni totte eto to wa nani ka Tōyō no kagaku "jikkan, jūnishi" no nazo o toku Takemitsu Makoto

Title:
日本人にとって干支とは何か : 東洋の科学「十干・十二支」の謎を解く / 武光誠
Author:
Takemitsu, Makoto 1950-  Search this
Physical description:
214 pages illustrations 18 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Japan
Date:
2020
To 1868
Topic:
Animals--Religious aspects  Search this
Fortune-telling--History  Search this
Animals, Mythical  Search this
Astrology, Chinese  Search this
Astrology, Japanese  Search this
Animals and civilization  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Call number:
GR825 .T35 2020
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1146589

Edo Tōkyō meisho jiten kochizu de tadoru rekishi to bunka Kasama Shoin Henshūbu hen

Title:
江戶東京名所事典 : 古地図で辿る歴史と文化 / 笠間書院編集部編
Editor:
Kasama Shoin Henshūbu  Search this
Physical description:
377 pages, 4 unnumbered pages illustrations 21 cm
Type:
Books
Handbooks, manuals, etc
Place:
Tokyo (Japan)
Date:
2020
1600-1868
Topic:
History  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Historical geography  Search this
Call number:
DS896.62 .E365 2020
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1146587

Edo no shigoto zukan Iida Yasuko cho

Title:
江戶の仕事図鑑 / 飯田泰子著
Author:
Iida, Yasuko 1953-  Search this
Physical description:
2 volumes illustrations 22 cm
Type:
Pictorial works
Place:
Japan
Date:
2020
1600-1868
1868-1912
Topic:
Occupations  Search this
Occupations in art  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Call number:
HF5382.5.J3 I53 2020
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1145055

Kinsei shoki fūzokuga kanshū Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan

Title:
京都市 : 便利堂, 昭和 32 [1957]
Author:
Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan  Search this
Physical description:
95, 9 pages illustrations (some color) 35 cm
Type:
Catalogs
Pictorial works
Place:
Japan
Date:
1957
Edo period, 1600-1868
1600-1868
Topic:
Genre painting, Japanese  Search this
Painting, Japanese  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Call number:
ND1452.J3 K555 1957
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1158641

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