Charles C. Hughes papers

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 1865

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Charles C. Hughes papers (1946-1957) consist of diaries, field and research notes, and a dissertation relating to the time that Charles C. Hughes (1929-1997) spent living with the Sivuokakhmeit Eskimos on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. The diaries typically consist of typed interviews with Eskimos in Gambell, a village on St. Lawrence Island. They also contain his personal sentiments and opinions regarding the island and its people. The field notes are often exact duplicates of the diaries. However, there are some differences between the two. The field notes tend to have more research-related information, while the diaries are more personal in nature. The collection has two notebooks of older, government documents regarding the island, Gambell in particular. Two notebooks containing research questions and surveys Hughes wished to answer are also included in the collection.

Dates

1946-1957

Creator

Hughes, Charles C. (Charles Campbell) (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Sketch

Charles C. Hughes was born on 26 January 1929 in Salmon, Idaho. He entered Harvard on a national scholarship in September 1947 and graduated A.B., magna cum laude, in Anthropology in June 1951. That same year he married Jane Murphy and entered Cornell University's graduate school. Accompanied by his wife, he spent August, 1954, through September, 1955, living with the Sivuokakhmeit Eskimos, gathering field research for his dissertation. After completing his dissertation, he received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1958. He also completed postgraduate research in Nigeria and Nova Scotia. After serving as director of the African Studies Center at Michigan State University, he accepted positions in the departments of Anthropology and Family and Community Medicine at the University of Utah in 1973. Before his death in 1997, he was the director of several graduate programs in the department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of Utah Medical Center.

Extent

2.75 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Charles C. Hughes papers (1946-1957) consist of diaries, field and research notes, and a dissertation relating to the time that Charles C. Hughes (1929-1997) spent living with the Sivuokakhmeit Eskimos on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. Hughes received an A.B. from Harvard in 1951 and received his Ph. D. in Anthropology from Cornell University in 1958. He completed postgraduate research in Nigeria and Nova Scotia, served as director of the African Studies Center at Michigan State University and in 1973 accepted a position at the University of Utah.