Lorenzo Dow Turner Papers
Object Details
- Biographical/Historical note
- Lorenzo Dow Turner was born in Elizabeth City, N.C. in 1895. He earned his B.A. in 1914 from Howard University; in 1917, he received an M.A. in English from Harvard University. He received his doctorate in English from the University of Chicago in 1926 while simultaneously serving as chairman and professor of the Department of English at Howard from 1917 to 1928. He held the same positions at Fisk University in Nashville from 1929 to 1946. In 1946 he accepted a professorship in the English department at Roosevelt University in Chicago, where he remained as professor of English and lecturer in African Cultures until his retirement in 1970. Turner was professor emeritus at Roosevelt until his death at age 77 in 1972. Turner's professional and academic interests encompassed both English and linguistics. A noted scholar of African languages and linguistics, he learned numerous West African languages, mastering five of them. He was a noted authority on Gullah, a Creole language spoken in the Sea Islands off the coast of South Carolina and Georgia.
- Date
- 1895 - 1972
- Extent
- 23.97 Linear feet (20 boxes)
- Citation
- Lorenzo Dow Turner papers,Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Lois Turner Williams.
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Audiovisual materials
- Field recordings
- Photographs
- Photographic prints
- Maps
- Correspondence
- Topic
- Sea Islands Creole dialect
- African languages -- Study and teaching -- United States
- Linguistics -- Research -- United States
- Identifier
- ACMA.06-017
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EAD Collection Results
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Field Work in the Vicinity of Ilorin, Northern Region (Nigeria): Large Crowd on the Way to a Muslim (?) Celebration
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Field Work on the Benue Plateau, Northern Region (Nigeria): Children by Traditional Round House with Thatched Roof
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Field Work in the Northern Region (Nigeria): Compounds with Perimeter Fence Made of Grass
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Field Work in Kano, Northern Region (Nigeria): View of the Old City, Taken from Minaret of the Great Mosque
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Field Work in the Vicinity of Bida, Northern Region (Nigeria): Farm Land near Nupe Compounds
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Field Work in the Vicinity of Ilorin, Northern Region (Nigeria): Crowd Attending a Muslim (?) Celebration
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Field Work in Kano, Northern Region (Nigeria): Emir of Kano's Retinue at a Section of his Palace
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Field Work on both Sides of the Benue River, Northern Region (Nigeria): Young Tiv Shepherd Wearing Elaborate Hat
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Field Work on the Plateau, Northern Region (Nigeria): Extensive Plain
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Field Work in the Northern Region (Nigeria): Musician Accompanying Female Dancers
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Field Work in the Vicinity of Bida, Northern Region (Nigeria): Traditional Nupe Compounds
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Field Work in the Northern Region (Nigeria): Wire Recording Session of Traditional Songs and Music
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Field Work in the Floodplains of the Niger and Kaduna Rivers, Northern Region (Nigeria): Traditional Nupe Village across the River
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Field Work in the Floodplains of the Niger and Kaduna Rivers, Northern Region (Nigeria): Tall Grass Interrupted by Trees and Rock Formation
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Field Work in the Vicinity of Bida, Northern Region (Nigeria): Small Thatched Houses near Ferry
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Field Work in the Vicinity of Ilorin, Northern Region (Nigeria): Men Carrying Meat
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Field Work in Ilorin, Northern Region (Nigeria): Sculpted Wood Poles in front of Entrance to Emir's Palace
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Field Work in Kano, Northern Region (Nigeria): Street Scene and Mud-Brick Architecture
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Field Work on both Sides of the Benue River, Northern Region (Nigeria): Young Tiv Shepherd Tending to his Cattle Herd
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Field Work in Kano, Northern Region (Nigeria): Street Scene and Mud-Brick Architecture
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Field Work in the Northern Region (Nigeria): Cattle Crossing a Village
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Field Work in Ilorin, Northern Region (Nigeria): Daily Scenes in the City
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Field Work in the Vicinity of Bida, Northern Region (Nigeria): Truck Disembarking from the Ferry
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Field Work in the Vicinity of Bida, Northern Region (Nigeria): Embarking on the Ferry
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Culture
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- filter Lorenzo Dow Turner Papers / Series 5: Photographs, circa 1890–1974 / 5.4.1: Research: Africa / 35mm negatives / Nigeria, Northern 416 Exclude Lorenzo Dow Turner Papers / Series 5: Photographs, circa 1890–1974 / 5.4.1: Research: Africa / 35mm negatives / Nigeria, Northern
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