Dissertation Materials, 1959-1977 and undated

Extent:

.5 linear foot, 21 folders

Scope and content:

Contains various drafts of Primus' doctoral dissertation at New York University entitled "A Study of Sculpture-Dance as a Factor in the Enculturation of the Mano People of Liberia, West Africa, Between 1948 and 1963." The final version of the dissertation is not included. Also included are photocopies of research materials and illustrations used in the dissertation. Primus began her research in Liberia during the tour sponsored by Rosenwald Foundation in 1949, continued it during a brief visit to Liberia in 1952, and continued it again from 1959 to 1963. Primus' dissertation proposal, begun in 1959, was approved in 1975. Her doctorate was awarded in 1978 upon completion of the dissertation.

Arrangement:

Proposal drafts are followed by drafts of chapters or sections, followed by folders devoted to illustrations, bibliographies, research materials, and correspondence. Drafts of chapters and sections are presented in the same order as the table of contents of the most complete draft of the dissertation. The identification of some materials as part of Primus' dissertation proposal is sometimes uncertain; likewise, some materials filed as a draft of a chapter of the dissertation may possibly be a draft of proposal chapters or sections.

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