| 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 | File contains: 1 typescript of 'a short report on a geoarchaelogical investigation in Nyabusora, Tanganyika [probably Tanzania]' by EJ Wayland, August 1954; loose correspondence with EJ Wayland, c1915; handwritten notes on the birth of pre-history research in Uganda; a letter from EJ Wayland to Bill Bishop dated 12 Jan 1959; illustrations of Ceylon Stone tools, drawn by S Hardy for a publication 1919
This file was compiled by EJ Wayland, donated to Bill Bishop, then donated to the Natural History Museum in 1982 where it was kept by Peter Andrews |