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 Eastern Region (Nigeria): Calabar-Oron Ferry Crossing: Cross River, Calabar Side
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Field Work in the Eastern Region (Nigeria): Calabar-Oron Ferry Crossing: Cross River, Calabar Side
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Field Work in the Eastern Region (Nigeria): Calabar-Oron Ferry Crossing: Cross River, Calabar Side, Ferry "Eket"
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Field Work in Onitsha, Eastern Region (Nigeria): Houseboat and Dug-out Canoe
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Field Work in the Eastern Region (Nigeria): Firewood for Steamboat
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Field Work in Calabar, Eastern Region (Nigeria): Calabar-Creek Town Ferry Crossing: Turner's Vehicle on Ferry
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Field Work in Freetown, Sierra Leone: The Harbor of Freetown
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Travel to Western Africa: Harbor of Freetown (Sierra Leone), One of the Port of Call along the Journey to Lagos, Nigeria
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Field Work in Calabar, Eastern Region (Nigeria): Spanish Ship in Calabar Harbor
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Field Work in the Eastern Region (Nigeria): Calabar-Oron Ferry Crossing: View of the Cross River
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Field Work in Freetown, Sierra Leone: The Harbor of Freetown
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Field Work in Freetown, Sierra Leone: The Harbor of Freetown
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Field Work in the Eastern Region (Nigeria): Calabar-Oron Ferry Crossing: Cross River, Dug-out Canoes
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Field Work in Freetown, Sierra Leone: The Harbor of Freetown
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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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Field Work in Calabar, Eastern Region (Nigeria): Spanish Ship in Calabar Harbor
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Field Work in the Eastern Region (Nigeria): Niger River, Asaba-Onitsha Ferry Crossing: Domestic Scenes near Ferry Landing
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Field Work in the Eastern Region (Nigeria): Asaba-Onitsha Ferry Crossing: Niger River, Asaba Side, Domestic Scene near Ferry Landing
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Field Work in Calabar, Eastern Region (Nigeria): Calabar-Creek Town Ferry Crossing: View of the Calabar River
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Field Work in the Vicinity of Bunce Island, Sierra Leone: Traditional Sailboat
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Field Work in the Eastern Region (Nigeria): Niger River, Asaba-Onitsha Ferry Crossing
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Travel to Western Africa: Harbor of Freetown (Sierra Leone), One of the Port of Call along the Journey to Lagos, Nigeria
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Field Work in Calabar, Eastern Region (Nigeria): Ship in Calabar Harbor
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- filter Lorenzo Dow Turner Papers / Series 5: Photographs, circa 1890–1974 / 5.4.1: Research: Africa / 35mm negatives / Nigeria, Eastern 91 Exclude Lorenzo Dow Turner Papers / Series 5: Photographs, circa 1890–1974 / 5.4.1: Research: Africa / 35mm negatives / Nigeria, Eastern
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- filter Lorenzo Dow Turner Papers / Series 5: Photographs, circa 1890–1974 / 5.4.1: Research: Africa / 35mm negatives / Sierra Leone 27 Exclude Lorenzo Dow Turner Papers / Series 5: Photographs, circa 1890–1974 / 5.4.1: Research: Africa / 35mm negatives / Sierra Leone
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