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Marilyn Silverman fonds
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Notebook

Item is a notebook maintained by Silverman and consisting of interview notes and answers, as well as Silverman's notes from the field.

Questionnaires

File consists of completed questionnaires by teenagers living in Mackenzie, Guyana, a mining town connected to ALCAN and DEMBA, regarding their goals and aspirations.

Crime statistics : police

File consists of charts composed of statistical summaries of crimes, both summary and indictable, recorded by the Mackenzie and Wismar police stations in British Guiana between 1959 and 1965, organized by year.

Local politics and economic change in an East Indian rice farming village (Guyana) : research materials

Series consists of records created and accumulated by Silverman primarily between 1969 and 1970, when she conducted field research in Bush Lot, Guyana, for her PhD thesis entitled “Resource change and village factionalism in an East Indian community, Guyana”. The results of this research were also published in her book, Rich people and rice: factional politics in rural Guyana, 1900-1970. This ethnographic and historical research examined local-level politics and the effect of economic resources on politics in Bush Lot, an East Indian rice-farming community on the coast of Guyana. These records document Silverman’s approach to research, which included casual conversation, participant observation, attendance at political events, formal interviews, primary source research and household surveys, and her process of aggregating the resulting data, as well as providing a comprehensive history of the village of Bush Lot and its inhabitants in the early- to mid-20th century. The records in this series are notes, copies of village council minutes and letter books, court documents, surveys and household questionnaires, government reports, census records, audio recordings, interview transcripts and notes, card indices and computer printouts, research reports, maps of Bush Lot and greater Guyana, correspondence, and a copy of Silverman’s PhD dissertation.

Diary

Item is a diary maintained by Silverman, detailing in point-form her daily activities between June and December 1969.

Network analyses

File consists of data analyses pertaining to Silverman's questionnaire about respondents' social and family networks. The completed questionnaires are found in files 2015-019/005(1) to 2015-019/008(5).

Road survey

File consists of notebooks and notes detailing the answers to questions posed to people coming into Bush Lot, Guyana. The survey was conducted by Silverman and her assistants and included basic identity questions as well as questions about where the individual was going, for how long, and why. Included are index cards with summaries of some of the data.

Household questionnaires

Questionnaires in this file, organized by head of household, detail the names of family members and other personal information, including religion, age, education, ethnicity, extended family names, as well as property and farming information.

Household questionnaires

Questionnaires in this file, organized by head of household, detail the names of family members and other personal information, including religion, age, education, ethnicity, extended family names, as well as property and farming information.

Household questionnaires

Questionnaires in this file, organized by head of household, detail the names of family members and other personal information, including religion, age, education, ethnicity, extended family names, as well as property and farming information.

Household questionnaires

Questionnaires in this file, organized by head of household, detail the names of family members and other personal information, including religion, age, education, ethnicity, extended family names, as well as property and farming information.

Cyril Rachpaul networks

File consists of forms completed by Cyril Rachpaul, the assistant overseer of Bush Lot, documenting his interactions and meetings with individuals on a daily basis from August to October 1969. One form was completed for every person with whom he interacted.

Burnham's visit : guest list, speeches

File pertains to the visit of Prime Minister L.F.S. Burnham to Bush Lot on 28 September 1969. Items include the welcome address of S.M. Fazil, the chairman of Bush Lot, guest lists and an invitation.

CERLAC : Ecuador project

Item is a memorandum written by Silverman to Miguel Murmis, Sociology section, Ecuador project, CERLAC. The memorandum is a report by Silverman to request the second installment of her research grant.

Producers : by sectors : 1961

Item is a published register of banana producers in Ecuador in 1961, organized by producer surname and detailing the name of the farm and amount of land farmed.

Producers : 1969 : L-Z : national list

Item is a list of banana producers organized by producer surname and detailing the name of their farm. These statistics were compiled by Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganaderia, Direccion National del Banano.

Producers (marginated areas) : 1970 : acreage, location

Item is a spreadsheet detailing banana producers in marginated areas of Ecuador, organized by producer surname and detailing the name of the farm and amount of land farmed. These statistics were compiled by Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganaderia, Programa Nacional del Banano y Frutas Tropicales, Seccion Sistemas Mecanizados.

Exports by producer : 1977B

File consists of spreadsheets detailing the exportation of produce from Ecuador in the second half of 1977, organized by producer name and detailing the export destination and quantities.

Exports by province and country : 1977 and 1978

File consists of spreadsheets detailing the exportation of bananas and tropical fruit from Ecuador between 1977 and 1978, organized by province and country. These statistics were compiled by the Programa Nacional del Banano y Frutas Tropicales.

Questionnaires

File consists of completed questionnaires by teenagers living in Mackenzie, Guyana, a mining town connected to ALCAN and DEMBA, regarding their goals and aspirations.

Questionnaires

File consists of completed questionnaires by teenagers living in Mackenzie, Guyana, a mining town connected to ALCAN and DEMBA, regarding their goals and aspirations.

Questionnaires

File consists of completed questionnaires by teenagers living in Mackenzie, Guyana, a mining town connected to ALCAN and DEMBA, regarding their goals and aspirations.

Crime statistics : police

File consists of charts composed of statistical summaries of crimes, both summary and indictable, recorded by the Mackenzie and Wismar police stations in British Guiana between 1959 and 1965, organized by year.

Household questionnaires

Questionnaires in this file, organized by head of household, detail the names of family members and other personal information, including religion, age, education, ethnicity, extended family names, as well as property and farming information.

Household questionnaires

Questionnaires in this file, organized by head of household, detail the names of family members and other personal information, including religion, age, education, ethnicity, extended family names, as well as property and farming information.

Household questionnaires

Questionnaires in this file, organized by head of household, detail the names of family members and other personal information, including religion, age, education, ethnicity, extended family names, as well as property and farming information.

Questionnaires

File consists of one-page questionnaires with a focus on social networks, including basic information about the family, friends, politics, legal conflicts, employment and economic situation of the respondents.

Questionnaires

File consists of one-page questionnaires with a focus on social networks, including basic information about the family, friends, politics, legal conflicts, employment and economic situation of the respondents.

Road survey

File consists of notebooks and notes detailing the answers to questions posed to people coming into Bush Lot, Guyana. The survey was conducted by Silverman and her assistants and included basic identity questions as well as questions about where the individual was going, for how long, and why. Included are index cards with summaries of some of the data.

Jaundoo's ledger

File includes a published register of voters for the village of Bush Lot for the year 1 November 1942 to 31 October 1943.

Rainfall data

File consists of yearly rainfall statistics from the Ministry of Works and Hydraulics for stations at Fort Wellington, Bath Front and Blairmont Front.

Household questionnaires

Questionnaires in this file, organized by head of household, detail the names of family members and other personal information, including religion, age, education, ethnicity, extended family names, as well as property and farming information.

Household questionnaires

Questionnaires in this file, organized by head of household, detail the names of family members and other personal information, including religion, age, education, ethnicity, extended family names, as well as property and farming information.

Rates/rent arrears : 1969

File consists of handwritten notes by Silverman detailing the names of Bush Lot renters in arrears and the amounts in question between 1960 and 1969.

Village circulars

File consists of a school newsletter by the Lachmansingh Government School, an election notice, wedding invitations, a village circular pertaining to arrears of rates and rents, and a receipt for Silverman's return of village minute books.

Networks : Shivrattan Persaud

File consists of forms completed by Shivrattan Persaud, documenting his interactions and meetings with individuals on a daily basis in June-July 1969. One form was completed for every person with whom he interacted.

Networks : Zulekha Ronoman

File consists of forms completed by Zulekha Ronoman, documenting her interactions and meetings with individuals on a daily basis in June 1969. One form was completed for every person with whom she interacted.

Networks : Abdool Rohoman

File consists of forms completed by Abdool Rohoman, documenting his interactions and meetings with individuals on a daily basis in July 1969. One form was completed for every person with whom he interacted.

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