Series 6. Research, 1934-1987, undated
Scope and Contents
This series represents Diamond's fieldwork and research on topics related to Africa, Israel and Palestine, and the Seneca Nation of Indians. Research on Africa focuses especially on Biafran and Nigerian affairs, with material in the form of manuscripts and gray literature, such as periodicals, pamphlets, government white papers, manifestos, conference proceedings, press releases and reports. Documentation of Diamond's fieldwork in the 1950s in the Arab town of Abu Ghosh and an Israeli kibbutz includes ethnographic study data in the form of handwritten memoirs, essays, drawings, and Rorschach and other psychological tests of subjects, as well as field notes by the researchers. Items identifying test subjects and participants by full name have been restricted. Diamond's fieldwork with the Seneca Nation of Indians was conducted in the summer of 1962. The work centered upon recording the Seneca point-of-view on the construction of the Kinzua Dam in Upstate New York. This material includes ethnographic field data in the form of questionnaire responses and interviews, along with health statistics and published material. Files containing information identifying research participants are restricted for research. Please email archivist@newschool.edu for further information.
Dates
- 1934-1987
- undated