Harold K. Schneider was an economic anthropologist who specialized in Africa. He began his undergraduate studies at Macalester College, attended Seabury-Western Theological Seminary (1946-48), then returned to Macalester to complete his degree, majoring in sociology with a minor in biology (B.A., 1949). He received his Ph.D. in anthropology from Northwestern University (where he studied with Melville Herskovits) in 1953. Following his fieldwork among the Pokot of Kenya, Scheider accepted a position as instructor of anthropology at Lawrence University (1953-1970). He conducted fieldwork among the Turu of Tanzania in 1959-60, from which he further developed his theories in economic anthropology. He served as the president of the Central States Anthropological Society (1965); as founding president of the Society for Economic Anthropology (1982-84); and as associate editor for American Ethnologist (1980-84). In 1970, he joined the faculty of Indiana University, where he remained until his death on May 2, 1987.
Harold K. Schneider Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
The collection is arranged into 6 series: 1. Personal name file (includes correspondence); 2. Pokot Material; 3. Turu Material; 4. Other Materials (comprising draft manuscripts, conference papers, lecture notes and typescripts of Turu fieldnotes; 5. General Africa Materials; 6. Sound recordings.
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The papers of Harold K. Schneider are primarily comprised of documents relating to his fieldwork in East Africa. One part concerns the Pokot (Suk), a pastoral people of Kenya, among whom Schnieder conducted fieldwork in 1951-1952 and about whom he wrote his dissertation. Another part concerns the Turu, a pastoral people of Tanzania, whom Schneider visited in 1959-1960.
The collection includes original fieldnotes, complete copies of expanded typescript versions of the notes, collations of data by subject categories, lexicons and other linguistic material, indexes, maps and a few photographs. Also among the materials are translations of German documents, copies of archival items, and notes from archival research, especially in records of colonial district offices. A small quantity of material concerning Africa in general reflects Schneider's broad interests in Africa and African pastoral economies. There are also a number of sound recordings, mainly recordings of Schneider's own lectures but also including a lecture by historian George Stocking.
There is also an alphabetical file based on personal names that includes correspondence, obituaries and publications. Notable contacts include William R. Bascom, G. Boulogne, John Bucklew, Stephan Borhegyi, E.E. Evans-Pritchard, Father Delbert Ewing, Lloyd A. Fallers, George Fathauer, William N. Fenton, Daryll Forde, Meyer Fortes, H.A. Fosbrooke, Padraic Frucht, Alexander Galloway, James Gibbs, Maurice Godelier, J.R. Good, Melville J. Herskovits, Hubert H. Humphrey, Father Raymond F. Kelly, Edward E. LeClair, Jr., Alan P. Merriam, James Moody, Joseph G. Moore, Leonard Moss, Raoul Narroll, Maxine Nimitz, J. Peristiany, Nathan M. Pusey, Audry I. Richards, Chandler W. Rowe, Aidan W. Southall, Kathleen Stahl, Roy Swanson, Curtis W. Tarr, Sol Tax, and E.H. Winter.
Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Films from this collection were transferred to the Human Studies Film Archives (Harold K. Schneider films, HSFS.1995.06).
Received from Carol S. Schneider in 1987 and 1994.
Some folders include correspondence; others include only material concerning the person. There are an appreciable number of letters from Melville Herskovits and Alan Merriam. Otherwise, there is not a great deal of correspondence with any given person. Dates are approximate. Correspondence relating to the founding of the Society for Economic Anthropology appears in Box 19.
This series is comprised of notes relating to Schneider's study of the Turu, including some of his original field notebooks. The original entries are often quite cursory; they have been expanded and formalized in the typescript versions. For some of these original notes, however, corresponding materials have not been located in the typescripts. The location of the other original field notebooks is not known. The volume numbers of both the original field notebooks (Box 10) and the typed manuscripts were assigned by the archivist. The first set of typed volumes have been organized by date (Box 12); the second set have been arranged topically (Boxes 13-14).
This series comprises draft manuscripts, conference presentations, lecture notes, and typescripts of Turu fieldnotes. Correspondence relating to the founding of the Society for Economic Anthropology appears in Box 19.
General reference materials on African society and culture.
Folder "[Audio ephemera]" consists of loose notes separated from the sound recordings.
The series contains seven sound recordings of lectures for Introduction to Anthropology used in Schneider's class lectures in 1966 and twelve other lectures and speeches given between 1960 and 1971, such as "New Directions in Formal Economic Anthropology"." There five recordings related to Africa: African music, Turu art, and other general topics. Telephone conversations with Halwitz are also included.
Schneider Sound Recording 1
0-15 Nandi - Otigo Kotkniol' 15-29 Kiosigis(Reubin and Husein); 29-56 Brahms Lullaby (Nandi); 56-69 Finger Piano - Nyamwbzi; 69-89 Legend recited to zither - Haya; 89-105 Horn Band (gourds) - Haya; 105-123 Haya Drums; 123-141 Zulu - recorded 1942 indigenous; 141-180 Lobertina - Bash 1 (about motor car girl friend), 3 pygmies on drums and rattles; 180-198 Bashi end blown flute; 198-232 Royal drums of Abatutsi; 232-247 Bambuti elephant hunting; 247-273 Hocketing song. Ekonda women's song (polyphone); 273-284 French Equitorial AF - Badouma boatmen; 294-309 Song to Allah (Bambara); 309-322 In Praise of the Moro Naba (Mossi); 322-360 Sudanese minstrels; 360-380 Mano stone cutters; 380-396 Ashanti talking drums; 396-420 Bambara dances; 420-440 Fanti Jamboree; 440-473 Ashanti drums (polymebtr[?]); 473-505 Children's songs (Fanti) bus[?]; 505-556 I Found My Love (Gold Coast samba); 556-580 Soldier's Lament (Ibo calypso); 580-601 Folk chant of Upper Guinea (Les Ballets Africains, recorded in France, awar[?] by Keita Dosleda[?] past); 601-624 Boundessa (folk chant of Coasmarne[?] probably Guinea); 624-422 Samba con Cao (Leopold Stalowck[?]); 642-673 Macumba; 73-703 K Kepi (samba), Bahamas calypso, He's the Lily of the Valley (Santa Monica, Calif.), Dizzy - o socow [?]
Harold Kenneth Schneider Papers, Sound Recordings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Schneider Sound Recording 2
Side One: 011-1 Jesus Lover of My Soul (Trinidad) Spiritual Baptist Church,Hershoruts Celbibiu[?]; 043-2 Emenyou Kaloo (Nandi) Hureni and Joseph, East of Sound Studios, Jambo Novoli EA 241; 080-3 Achome Olinyan; 120-4 Kipsigis-Part 1; 152-5 Kypsigis-Part @; 184-6 Abaibai Mary (jazzy); 220-7 Achamin Telentum[?] (Brahms Lullaby); 260-8 Otiga Kotkmal, (droyging camp song)( Suh style); 297-9 Pogkumba; 335-10 Tuwaitui Cheboyongo; 365-11 Tuikikombet Bumuru; 400-12 Akyem Fua Katakyi; 448-13 Mode Sika Abeyemi; 495-14 Nkamkaw Sem; 545-15 Mennko Odede (see words); 597-16 Ambrose Pedsanso; 655-17 Asafo Omi Yenko; 716-18 Otamfo; 784-19 Lamle; 854-20 Home of the BlueLiqtls[?]. Side Two: 011 I'll Remember April, MGM, George Shearing Quintet; 028-22 Royal Garden Blues[?], Tommy Dorsey; 058-23 Jazzwerong[?], Will Hodson; 088-24 Solitude, Duke Ellington; 125-25 In a Little Spanish Tower, Albert Ammons; 158-26 Can Can Boogie, Freddie Slock; 196-27 The Crash of the Hindenberg, narrators, eyewitnesses told by Herb Morrison and Charles Nehluss, 7-08-76 1937; 28 Native Brazilian music(Columbia, supervised by Leopold Slatrowecki); 275-29 Caboclo Do Matto. Samba with vocal ensemble, Celutia Marimba-Rgionals Arbuta[?], 36504, C83-4; 310-30 Bambo du Bamba, samba with vocal refrain, with Ernesto dos Santos and orchestra, C83-6, 36504; 342-31 K Keri K K, samba with vocal ensemble, Yood Marchada Cuda j- Regionals Arbuta[?] C 83-8, 36504; 377-32 Macumba de Inhancan, macumba with vocal ensemble Jose Espinguila, Grupo do Rae Alufa; 417-33 Macumba dee Ochoche, macumba with vocal ensemble, Jose Espinguila, Grupo do rae alufa, 36503, C83-1; 447-35 SEU Mane e Luiz, samba with vocal duet, Emerlados[?], Santos, Guarda Vahlo Orchestra; 525-36 Samba Concao, samba with vocal refrain, Wossan Donga, Regional Orchestra
Harold Kenneth Schneider Papers, Sound Recordings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Schneider Sound Recording 3
Introductory Anthropology, Term III
Harold Kenneth Schneider Papers, Sound Recordings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Schneider Sound Recording 4
Lecture to Intro Anthro Term III, at 15/16, app. 350 feet
Harold Kenneth Schneider Papers, Sound Recordings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Schneider Sound Recording 5
Harold Kenneth Schneider Papers, Sound Recordings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Schneider Sound Recording 6
Harold Kenneth Schneider Papers, Sound Recordings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Schneider Sound Recording 7
Harold Kenneth Schneider Papers, Sound Recordings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Dictation on Turu art - no art gourds
Schneider Sound Recording 8
Harold Kenneth Schneider Papers, Sound Recordings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Schneider Sound Recording 9
Side 1 - Intro Anthro "Government", Feb, 16, 1968, app.1 hr.10 min.Side 2 - "Economics"
Harold Kenneth Schneider Papers, Sound Recordings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Schneider Sound Recording 10
Harold Kenneth Schneider Papers, Sound Recordings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Schneider Sound Recording 11
National Association of Educational Broadcasters, under supervision of Walter Goldschmidt. Side Two: 1. I Know What I Like (Art) 2. Award in Your Ear (Language) 3. What Happened to Vienna - Voices of Europe 4. Sticks and Stones (Religion) Side One: 5. The Sea Lion Flippers (Ethics) 6. Museum of Man (Summary) 7. Stand-in Fara Murderer[?] (Story in Culture) 8. Survival (Technology)
Harold Kenneth Schneider Papers, Sound Recordings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Schneider Sound Recording 12
Ways of Mankind Side One - 1. "When Greek Meets Greek (values)"; 2. "Desert Soliloquey (education) Hopi"; 3. "All the World's A Stage (status and role)"; 4. "Home Sweet Home (family)". Side Two - 5. "Legend of the Long House (government)"; 6. "Stand-in Tara Murderer[?]"; 7. "You Are Not Alone (groups)"; 8. "A Word in Your Ear (language)"
Schneider Sound Recording 13-14
Harold Kenneth Schneider Papers, Sound Recordings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Schneider Sound Recording 15
Introduction to Anthropology, Term II
Harold Kenneth Schneider Papers, Sound Recordings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Schneider Sound Recording 16-17
Not heard; recorded at 15/16 ips.
Harold Kenneth Schneider Papers, Sound Recordings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Digital surrogates available on-site only.
Schneider Sound Recording 19
Harold Kenneth Schneider Papers, Sound Recordings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Schneider Sound Recording 18
Harold Kenneth Schneider Papers, Sound Recordings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Schneider Sound Recording 20
Harold Kenneth Schneider Papers, Sound Recordings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Schneider Sound Recording 21
Harold Kenneth Schneider Papers, Sound Recordings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Schneider Sound Recording 23
Harold Kenneth Schneider Papers, Sound Recordings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Schneider Sound Recording 22
012 Vol. 1-1 Spirits Songs of the Baoule'Buch; 040 1-2 Zanti Jamboree; 084 1-3 Banel Drums gory gory, message drums, etc.;125 1-4 Talking drum and Avaii; 161 1-5 Battle Song, Muezzini Song, Mossi Chant; 209 1-6 Children's Talk (G.C.) War Song, Irish Song (Mava); 256 1-7 Two Poyar Dames (Bambara); 304 1-8 Song to Allal, Bambara Dame, Moclan Viltor Dam; 356 II-1 In Praul[?] of Uo Maro Nobo[?], Imperial Drums (Mossi); 411 II-2 Welcome to the White Chief, Amerlent[?] Kissi Dame; 469 II-3 Kahira, Somata, Kissi [?] minstrels; 526 II-4 Doubajabija, Bangalifossa (Soudamu[?]; 593 II-5 Malinhe Love Song, Woman Refuse the Ring, Buzi Dame; 665 II-6 Za, Ga (Stone cutter)(Mama); 744 II-7 Love Is Slow But Sure(Gold Coast Rumba) Eve; 815 II-8 I Found My Love (Dogomba Samba); 895 III-1 You Be Sorry For Me (Calypso); Side 2 - III-2 Soldier Lament (Ibo Calypso); 083 III-3 Chicken is Fine[?] with Palm Butter and RIce; 114 III-4 Bush Cow Milk; 150 III-5 Nanq [?] Kru; 179 III-6 Hold Me Tight; 213 III-7 People Go Mind Your Business; 244 III-8 Kohalea-Ka, Jelie Uda Na Fa Sa; 305- 9 Zulu, Coulander Ettuui[?] Folkway. Negro Folk Music; 344 -10 Equaterval (Bodouma) goatmen; 380 -11 Yaruba (Oren Mimtala Ashaji); 428 -12 Ibo (Baru Sanabo Bara); 476 -13 Balvia; 533 -14 Colombia; 580 -15 Haiti; 645 -16 Haiti; 680 Cuba (Lucumi[?]
Harold Kenneth Schneider Papers, Sound Recordings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Schneider Sound Recording 24
On contract and business
Harold Kenneth Schneider Papers, Sound Recordings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Schneider Sound Recording 25
Cahiers eĢtudes africaines vol.1, Traditional Social Structure and Economic Change" 1960, G. Bondiers
Harold Kenneth Schneider Papers, Sound Recordings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution