Lina Brock was an anthropologist whose research focused on the Tuareg people of Niger. This collection consists of field notes, journals, genealogies, marriage statistics, censuses, maps, writings, audio recordings, photographs, and other material relating to her work.
Scope and Contents:
The Lina Brock papers consist of materials relating to Lina Brock's work with the Taureg in northwest Africa. The collection includes field notebooks, journals, genealogies and kinship notes, censuses, marriage statistics, writings, maps, cassette tapes, 35mm slides, and other material.
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 As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today.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:
The collection is arranged into six series: (1) Research, 1959-1989; (2) Writing, 1975-1990; (3) Sound recordings, 1986-1988; (4) Photographs, 1974-1976; (5) Maps, undated; and (6) Personal, undated.
Biographical Note:
Lina Lee Brock (1945-1991) was an anthropologist whose research focused on the Tuareg people of Niger. She earned her BA in Philosophy from Reed College (1967) and her MA (1974) and PhD (1983) in Anthropology from Columbia University. She was a professor of Anthropology at Sarah Lawrence College from 1981 until her death.
From 1973-1976 she conducted field research in Niger on the effects of economic change and the drought of 1968-1974 on patron-client relationships in Tuareg society. Her field work included historical research in local and national archives, as well as study of oral tradition, social structure, deomographics, and economic activities. In the late 1980's she returned to Niger to conduct additional research on Tuareg literature, oral history, and the Tamajeq language.
Brock died of pancreatic cancer in 1991.
Provenance:
Received from Louise Lennihan in 2016.
Restrictions:
The Lina Brock papers are open for research. Access to archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
Access to the Lina Brock papers requires an appointment.
Rights:
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Citation:
Lina Brock papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
This series consists of materials created by Brock in the course of her fieldwork in Niger from 1974-1976 and 1986-1988. It includes journals, fieldnotes, census and survey data, archival research notes, transcripts and translations of interviews and poetry, and bibliographies. This series also includes the journal and fieldnotes of Robert Murphy, Brock's advisor, as well as materials related to grants and research funding.
Arrangement:
This series is arranged into eight sub-series: (1) Journals and field notes; (2) Demographic, marriage, and kiship data; (3) Tuareg history; (4) Economic development; (5) Tuareg literature and languages; (6) Robert Murphy; (7) Bibliography; and (8) Grants.
Materials within each sub-series are arranged chronologically.
Collection Restrictions:
The Lina Brock papers are open for research. Access to archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
Access to the Lina Brock papers requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Lina Brock papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
This sub-series consists of Brock's historical research, including extracts from and notes on documents in archives in France and Niger, lists of archival resources, and published histories.
Collection Restrictions:
The Lina Brock papers are open for research. Access to archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
Access to the Lina Brock papers requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Lina Brock papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
This sub-series contains Brock's work on Tamajeq language, poetry, and oral tradition. It also includes transcripts and translations into English and French of audio recordings made by Brock. Note that only one of these files corresponds with a recording in Series 3. The location of the majority of audio recordings described in this sub-series is unknown.
Collection Restrictions:
The Lina Brock papers are open for research. Access to archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
Access to the Lina Brock papers requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Lina Brock papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
