Box 2

Scope and Contents Includes Anne Eisner and Patrick Putnam field notes, correspondence, interviews, diagrams, and publications (circa 1929-1958), some annotated by Turnbull regarding elima and nkumbi initiation rituals, Mbuti legends, kinship, ecology, history and social structure, vocabulary and linguistics. Includes Turnbull and Towles' bibliographic research notes (1950s-1970s) and Turnbull's correspondence with various museums (1958-1959) regarding collecting cultural artifacts and botanical specimens....