He joined the University of British Columbia's Department of Anthropology and Sociology in 1960 and remained there until taking early retirement in 1986. Cohn's research focused on the sociology of Jews and small political movements. In particular, Cohn developed an interest in researching Gypsies. He continued with his studies of the Gypsy culture and language and returned to Europe meeting with Gypsy groups and with many well known scholars of the Gypsies. The first series includes material generated or collected by Cohn in the course of conducting research on Gypsies.
Some restrictions apply.
181 audio tapes. 70 cm of textual records. As per the wishes of the donor the audio tapes and associated notebooks are closed to researchers until January 1, 2000. 4.5 cm of textual records.