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"Talking to Women," Thomas Baird's Interviews about Maya Women
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Thomas Baird, a member of the Princeton Class of 1945, collected materials relating to Mayan women.
The collection consists of typed transcripts of oral history interviews conducted by Baird (Princeton University Class of 1945) with anthropologists who had talked with Maya women in Chiapas, Mexico. Collectively entitled "Talking to Women," the interviews contain conversations with Walter F. Morris, Earle Duncan, Dona Joachina, Kazuyasu, and John Burstein. These transcribed interviews are on seven of the thirteen tapes in the collection (namely, tapes numbered 5, 7-10, and two unlabeled). Four more tapes are also labeled as being part of the "Talking to Women" interviews. There are also two tapes labeled "Palenque - Bob Robertson," though it is unclear if they are also part of the interview series.
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Folder inventory added by Nicholas Williams '2015 in 2012.
Six additional audiocassette tapes were found in repository. Amy C. Vo added and described these materials, and updated the finding aid in 2023.
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- Anthropologists -- United States -- 20th century -- Interviews
- Indianists -- United States -- 20th century -- Interviews
- Indians of Mexico -- Chiapas -- Languages -- 20th century
- Indians of Mexico -- Chiapas -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- Indians of Mexico -- Chiapas -- Women -- 20th century
- Mayas -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- Publisher
- Manuscripts Division
- Finding Aid Date
- 2008
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The collection is open for research.
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Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.
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