Edward J. Jay papers
name: label: Creator
content: Jay, Edward J., 1931-
place: label: Place
content: Madhya Pradesh (India)
label: Place
content: Chhattīsgarh (India)
label: Place
content: Orchha (India)
label: Place
content: Rājim (India)
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content: Bhopal (India)
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Received from Edward J. Jay in 2016.
creator: label: Creator
content: Jay, Edward J., 1931-
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content: Edward J. Jay papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of Edward J. Jay, 1958-2003 consist of anthropological field notes and related material documenting his fieldwork in central India.  The collection contains field notes, kinship charts and genealogies, maps, printed matter, publications and other writings, photographs (including prints, negatives, and slides), and sound recordings.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Edward J. Jay was born on May 7, 1931 in Brooklyn, New York.  He earned a B.A. in Anthropology-Sociology from Queens College in 1952, and an MA and PhD in Anthropology from the University of Chicago in 1957 and 1963, respectively.  He was Professor of Anthropology at California State University, Hayward from 1964-1992 and conducted fieldwork in various towns and villages in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, India from 1958-1990.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 11.2 Linear feet (17 boxes, 2 rolled items)
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content: 1,895 Slides
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content: 691 Photographic prints
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content: 526 Negatives
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content: 21 Sound cassettes
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1958-2003
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.2017-09
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
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content: Slides
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content: Photographic prints
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content: Negatives
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content: Sound cassettes
label: Type
content: Manuscripts
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content: Photographs
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content: Sound recordings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: This collection is arranged into 3 series: (1) Field notes and printed matter, 1958-2003; (2) Photographs, 1958-1990; and (3) Sound recordings, 1967-1978.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The papers of Edward J. Jay were organized by project before they were deposited at the National Anthropological Archives.  The archivist maintained this original organization by project while also arranging the material into 3 series by format (Field notes and printed matter, Photographs, and Sound recordings). Original folder titles and spellings were retained;  titles assigned by the archivist were placed within square brackets.

Processed and encoded by Gabrielle Sanchez, December 2021.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts
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content: Photographs
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content: Sound recordings
scopecontent: label: Content Description
content: The papers of Edward J. Jay, 1958-2003 consist of anthropological field notes and related material from his fieldwork in central India.  The collection documents four separate research projects: a tribal village study among the Hill Maria Gonds of Orchha, Madya Pradesh (1958-1960); a multi-caste peasant village study in Paragaon, Chhattisgarh, (1967-1968); a town study of Rajim, a regional Hindu temple and pilgrammage center in Chhattisgarh; and a study of Indian middle class life among senior managers and their families at the Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) plant and the related community in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (1989-1990).  The collection contains field notes, kinship charts and genealogies, maps, printed matter, publications and other writings, photographs (including prints, negatives, and slides), and sound recordings. Video recordings containing raw and edited footage of scenes in Paragaon, Rajim, and Nawa Para Rajim, including scneice of work, agriculture and religious rituals are available through the Human Studies Film Archive.

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.
separatedmaterial: label: Separated Materials
content: Videorecordings have been transferred to the Human Studies Film Archives (HSFA accession 2022-03).