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Creator:

Ravenhill, Philip L.  Search this

Timyan, Judith  Search this

Extent:

1.7 Linear feet (4 document boxes and 5 sound recordings plus 1 map folder )

Culture:

Wan (African People)  Search this

Baule (African people)  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Place:

Ivory Coast

Date:

1953-1979

bulk 1970-1973

Summary:

These papers of Philip L. Ravenhill primarily document the period during which he was a graduate student at the New School for Social Research and contain his field research on the Wan and neighboring groups in the Ivory Coast. There are also some some research files of Judith Timyan, whom Ravenhill was married to at the time.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of Philip L. Ravenhill primarily document the period during which he was a graduate student at the New School for Social Research. The collection contains his field research on the Wan, including linguistic notes and notebooks with interlinear translations of Wan folktales and proverbs; archival and bibliographic research; field recordings; and a draft of his dissertation. The collection also contains his research on neighboring groups in the Ivory Coast, including the Baule, as well as some research files of Judith Timyan, whom Ravenhill was married to at the time. Additional materials includes correspondence, course papers and exams, grant applications, and maps.

Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.

Arrangement:

Folders are arranged in alphabetical order. The sound recordings are at the end.

Biographical Note:

Philip L. Ravenhill was the chief curator of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African Art, where he worked from 1987 until his death in 1997. He was born in 1945 in Bath, England. He earned his bachelor's degree in philosophy from Nyack College (1968) and his Ph.D. in anthropology from the New School for Social Research (1976), where he studied under Thomas O. Beidelman. As a doctoral student, he conducted field research on the Wan in the central Ivory Coast. He had initially intended to study interethnic relations between the Wan and the Baule. Due to a flood that forced many of the Baule villages to relocate, Ravenhill focused his research on the social organization of the Wan. Prior to joining the Smithsonian, he was a senior research fellow at the International African Institute in London and project director of the West African Museums Project in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

Source Consulted

Cotter, Holland. 1997. Philip L. Ravenhill, 52, Expert On the Art and Culture of Africa. The New York Times, October 16. http://www.nytimes.com/1997/10/16/arts/philip-l-ravenhill-52-expert-on-the-art-and-culture-of-africa.html (accessed April 5, 2012).

Related Materials:

Philip L. Ravenhill's curatorial records are at the Smithsonian Institution Archives. The Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives of the National Museum of African Art holds photographs from Ravenhill's research trip to Mali in 1989.

Provenance:

These papers were donated to the National Anthropological Archives by his former wife, Judith Timyan.

Restrictions:

The Philip L. Ravenhill papers are open for research.

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Rights:

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Topic:

Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this

Citation:

Philip L. Ravenhill papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.

Identifier:

NAA.2010-25

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Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw350a2b748-7234-4a22-b0df-af03991e7b3c

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-2010-25

Collection Creator:

Ravenhill, Philip L.  Search this

Timyan, Judith  Search this

Container:

Box 1

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Date:

undated

Collection Restrictions:

The Philip L. Ravenhill papers are open for research.

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Collection Rights:

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Collection Citation:

Philip L. Ravenhill papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.

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Philip L. Ravenhill papers

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3a43a34ea-1f65-4988-82f0-3cdee09f4cbf

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-2010-25-ref10

Collection Creator:

Ravenhill, Philip L.  Search this

Timyan, Judith  Search this

Container:

Box 1

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Date:

undated

Collection Restrictions:

The Philip L. Ravenhill papers are open for research.

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Collection Rights:

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Collection Citation:

Philip L. Ravenhill papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.

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Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3a151cc94-bb5c-4898-9d7e-7b5c6ea27297

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-2010-25-ref11

Collection Creator:

Ravenhill, Philip L.  Search this

Timyan, Judith  Search this

Container:

Box 1

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Date:

undated

Collection Restrictions:

The Philip L. Ravenhill papers are open for research.

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Collection Rights:

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Collection Citation:

Philip L. Ravenhill papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.

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Philip L. Ravenhill papers

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3c62142ee-ce6e-44cb-94e7-c4a4709a4979

EDAN-URL:

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Collection Creator:

Ravenhill, Philip L.  Search this

Timyan, Judith  Search this

Container:

Box 1

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Date:

1975

Collection Restrictions:

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Collection Citation:

Philip L. Ravenhill papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.

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Philip L. Ravenhill papers

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw36834be35-29f7-4055-989b-9ce62bc52a9b

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-2010-25-ref13

Collection Creator:

Ravenhill, Philip L.  Search this

Timyan, Judith  Search this

Container:

Box 1

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Date:

undated

1974

Collection Restrictions:

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Collection Citation:

Philip L. Ravenhill papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.

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Philip L. Ravenhill papers

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3c1dbb7a3-7e3c-4df9-8ad7-2c425a89b8c9

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-2010-25-ref14

Collection Creator:

Ravenhill, Philip L.  Search this

Timyan, Judith  Search this

Container:

Box 1

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Date:

1972

undated

Scope and Contents:

Baule (submitted by Judith Timyan) and Anyi

Collection Restrictions:

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Collection Citation:

Philip L. Ravenhill papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.

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Philip L. Ravenhill papers

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw390558cbd-dcf6-4667-8aee-a271d900bef1

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-2010-25-ref17

Collection Creator:

Ravenhill, Philip L.  Search this

Timyan, Judith  Search this

Container:

Box 1

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Date:

undated

Scope and Contents:

Dissertation

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Collection Citation:

Philip L. Ravenhill papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.

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Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw33586bdf4-1bf0-4633-8cc0-8e3c8da6b009

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-2010-25-ref18

Collection Creator:

Ravenhill, Philip L.  Search this

Timyan, Judith  Search this

Container:

Box 1

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Date:

undated

Collection Restrictions:

The Philip L. Ravenhill papers are open for research.

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Collection Rights:

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Collection Citation:

Philip L. Ravenhill papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.

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Philip L. Ravenhill papers

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3ab7d3ea2-b29b-4aab-be36-0509bb95dd1b

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-2010-25-ref23

Collection Creator:

Ravenhill, Philip L.  Search this

Timyan, Judith  Search this

Container:

Box 1

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Date:

undated

Collection Restrictions:

The Philip L. Ravenhill papers are open for research.

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Collection Rights:

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Collection Citation:

Philip L. Ravenhill papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.

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Philip L. Ravenhill papers

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National Anthropological Archives

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw33aabbbfa-2cc8-41e6-9de8-499fc4613d71

EDAN-URL:

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Collection Creator:

Ravenhill, Philip L.  Search this

Timyan, Judith  Search this

Container:

Box 1

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Date:

undated

Collection Restrictions:

The Philip L. Ravenhill papers are open for research.

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Collection Citation:

Philip L. Ravenhill papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.

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Philip L. Ravenhill papers

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw326bac7c9-211a-451e-badb-cdeb07d40891

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-2010-25-ref25

Collection Creator:

Ravenhill, Philip L.  Search this

Timyan, Judith  Search this

Container:

Box 1

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Date:

1973 January 16-April 18

Collection Restrictions:

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Collection Citation:

Philip L. Ravenhill papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.

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Philip L. Ravenhill papers

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw311f975a6-afae-4057-88b9-b71f9675ee44

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-2010-25-ref26

Collection Creator:

Ravenhill, Philip L.  Search this

Timyan, Judith  Search this

Container:

Box 1

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Date:

1973 February 2-April 6

Collection Restrictions:

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Collection Citation:

Philip L. Ravenhill papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.

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Philip L. Ravenhill papers

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National Anthropological Archives

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw33e256ae3-372a-4072-90c8-52a95cdf7c8d

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-2010-25-ref27

Collection Creator:

Ravenhill, Philip L.  Search this

Timyan, Judith  Search this

Container:

Box 1

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Date:

1973 April 9 – August 6

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Collection Citation:

Philip L. Ravenhill papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.

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National Anthropological Archives

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3d32ebab2-1e70-4ec6-86b5-5e9b5e934c1a

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-2010-25-ref28

Collection Creator:

Ravenhill, Philip L.  Search this

Timyan, Judith  Search this

Container:

Box 1

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Date:

1973 April 20-June 2

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Collection Citation:

Philip L. Ravenhill papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.

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Philip L. Ravenhill papers

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National Anthropological Archives

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3e0b2f38e-1b17-43bc-a8c5-029f1173950f

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-2010-25-ref29

Collection Creator:

Ravenhill, Philip L.  Search this

Timyan, Judith  Search this

Container:

Box 2

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Date:

1973 June 8-August 10

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Collection Citation:

Philip L. Ravenhill papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw38aad036a-0314-4be6-9560-7e650de85886

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-2010-25-ref30

Collection Creator:

Ravenhill, Philip L.  Search this

Timyan, Judith  Search this

Container:

Box 2

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Date:

1973 August 10-November 9

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Collection Citation:

Philip L. Ravenhill papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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National Anthropological Archives

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw356db241b-002e-4848-bd39-edc1cff76f28

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-2010-25-ref31

Collection Creator:

Ravenhill, Philip L.  Search this

Timyan, Judith  Search this

Container:

Box 2

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Date:

1973 November 9-1974 January 8

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Collection Citation:

Philip L. Ravenhill papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.

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National Anthropological Archives

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3c04e6b0e-556c-4b86-9eb7-5a812b79e4c1

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-2010-25-ref32

Collection Creator:

Ravenhill, Philip L.  Search this

Timyan, Judith  Search this

Container:

Box 2

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Date:

1974 January 10-March 26

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Collection Citation:

Philip L. Ravenhill papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.

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National Anthropological Archives

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw36210aa49-0e2b-44c8-ab8d-7df8d7d6214b

EDAN-URL:

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Collection Creator:

Ravenhill, Philip L.  Search this

Timyan, Judith  Search this

Container:

Box 2

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Date:

1974 March 27-June 21

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Collection Citation:

Philip L. Ravenhill papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.

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Philip L. Ravenhill papers

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National Anthropological Archives

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3c7988920-7816-4136-89a2-3f6786aef9f5

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-2010-25-ref34