Collection:
John W. M. and Beatrice B. Whiting Collection
Series: Child Development Research Unit (CDRU),
Harvard University and University College, Nairobi
Dates: 1966-1979
Description: 15.5 linear feet (13 boxes)
10.5" x 12.75 x 16.5
Scope note: With primary funding from the Carnegie
Corporation, the Child Development Research Unit (CDRU) at Harvard
University and University College, Nairobi, supported ethnographic field
research in 15 different communities in Kenya from 1966-1979. The
cultures studied were: Abaluhia, Ismailis, Kikuyu, Kipsigis, Kamba,
Gusii, Luo, Masai, and Samburu. John W.M.Whiting and Beatrice B. Whiting
were the project directors. The communities that were studied as Primary
Sampling Units (PSU) contain census materials, genealogies, other
information on persons in the community (including information on
sibling order, birthplace, parental information, level of education, and
occupation), household maps including summaries of eating and sleeping
places, and community maps. Some color slides are also included.
Behavior observations and parental interviews for some of the
communities are also included. Contact HRAF for more specific details of
material included in the collection.
Collection:
John W. M. and Beatrice B. Whiting Collection
Series: Six Cultures Project
Dates: 1954-1956
Scope Note: With funding primarily from the Ford
Foundation, the Six Cultures project collected comparative field data in
Juxtlahuaca, Mexico, Khalapur, India, Nyansongo, Kenya, Orchard Town,
New England, Taira, Okinawa, and Tarong, Philippines. Primary emphasis
was on child-rearing and children's behavior. The collection contains
ethnographic notes, child observations, mother interviews, TATs, and
photos. Contact HRAF for more specific details of material included in
the collection.
Collection:
Gordon W. Hewes Series:
on conditions of life around the world in the 7th Century AD Dates: Scope
Note:The Gordon W. Hewes Collection is a unique worldwide time-slice of
human history. The collection contains more than 15 linear feet of
excerpt and other information.
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