| Content Warning | A review of the Archive catalogue and documents within the Archive relating to Anthropology identified that some contain information that may be offensive or distressing. This includes racist language, and descriptions of historical collecting and research methods. The Museum does not condone unacceptable language and practices of the past, but has not redacted these records to maintain authenticity and facilitate discovery of records for research, including study of the history of science and museums |
| Description | Correspondence between Kenneth Oakley and Paul E P Deraniyagala, Director of National Museums of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)
Includes related letters from Oakley to The Minister of Education, Government Buildings, Colombo, Ceylon; Dr H L Shapiro, of Department of National Museums, Colombo, Ceylon and American Museum of Natural History, New York, United States of America; Dr K A R Kennedy, Natural History Museum; C P Nuttall |