Richard Feinberg Papers
Fonds — Box: 1-2
Identifier: Manuscript-P00062
This collection contains that material created by Dr. Feinberg in the course of his work as an anthropologist in the Pacific islands of the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and Tokelau. Currently it exclusively contains the daily journals during fieldwork, but additional accessions are expected.
Dates
- 1972-2012
Creator
- Feinberg, Richard (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English, with some Anuta language.
Conditions Governing Access
These papers are open to access for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Items in fragile condition; non-flash photograph only.
Extent
1 Linear Feet
Biographical / Historical
Dr. Richard Feinberg was born in Norfolk Virginia in 1947. He received his BA from the University of California, Berkeley in 1969 and an MA from the University of Chicago in 1971 with a Master’s thesis about the Navajo. His Ph.D. dissertation was titled “Social structure of Anuta Island,” based on 14 months of anthropological fieldwork in the Solomon Islands from 1972-73. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1974.
Dr. Feinberg has taught at Kent State University since 1974, and served as a professor since 1986.
Most of his research is in sociocultural anthropology, with a major ethnographic focus on Polynesian "outliers" in the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea, including Anuta, Nukumanu and Taumako.
In addition to his prolific writing, Dr. Feinberg has also been a very active member of the Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania and the Central States Anthropological Society, and the American Anthropological Association.
Dr. Feinberg has taught at Kent State University since 1974, and served as a professor since 1986.
Most of his research is in sociocultural anthropology, with a major ethnographic focus on Polynesian "outliers" in the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea, including Anuta, Nukumanu and Taumako.
In addition to his prolific writing, Dr. Feinberg has also been a very active member of the Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania and the Central States Anthropological Society, and the American Anthropological Association.
Creator
- Feinberg, Richard (Person)
- Grim, Nancy (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Hawaii at Manoa Libraries Repository
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