Series 4 - Papers, talks and published works

1.85 m of textual records

This series represents the output of Lee’s research through most of his career and include drafts and typescripts of books and chapters in books, published papers, unpublished papers presented a conferences and professional meetings, articles, reviews and talks. Files in this series not only include draft of these works but also, for more significant publications, there are contracts, correspondence with publishers and reviews.

B2007-0018 contains the original manuscript of Prof. Lee’s acclaimed The !Kung San: Men and Women and Work in a Foraging Society. This book was included in a list by American Scientist of important books in science for the 20th century. Under the category of “The Nature and the Rise of our own Species”, Lee’s book shares the list with books by Sigmund Freud, Mary Leaky, Noam Chomsky and Ivan P. Pavlov to name but a few.
Earlier drafts of some the chapters of The !Kung San can also be found in B2012-0012 along with various other papers.

B2019-0017 contains the greatest extent and variations of works from 1969 – 2011 and reflect his evolving interest over his career.

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