Winifred Susan Blackman

Career Anthropologist / Museum Professional / Archaeologist / Writer / Academic

Biography Born in Norwich (presumably why several objects were obtained from there), studied at the University of Oxford and then took the Diploma at the Museum, undertook anthropological and archaeological research in Egypt, including work with the rural poor which was innovative for the period (published as 'The Fellahin of Upper Egypt' [1927]), librarian Department of Social Anthropology, Oxford, worked as a volunteer at the Pitt Rivers Museum for many years. [Alison Petch [as part of 'The Other Within' project 2006-9] 05/01/2007]

Biography References Who was Who 2007 / ISCA Diploma Register / OLIS / http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2000/481/bk3_481.htm

Clubs & Societies Royal Anthropological Institute [& earlier manifestations] / Royal Asiatic Society / Folklore Society / Oxford University Anthropological Society

County Oxfordshire / Norfolk / Bedfordshire / Suffolk

Relationship Field Collector / Other Owner / PRM Source

Archaeological or Ethnographic ArchaeologyEthnography

Collected around 1914-1918

Dates active 1872-1950

Donated around 1932

English collections Toys, musical instruments, stone tools. lace making accessory, black-out shades from the Second World War, needles given as change,

Oxford Uni College Unknown

Oxford Uni Education Yes

Oxford Uni date ?1912 - after 1921

Oxford based Yes

Date in Oxford ?1900 - 1950

English collection size 15

Connections Henry Balfour / Wlliam Walter Stubbs / Douglas Whinney / Mr Mulford / O.W. Shawarby / Herman Standerkskjold or Stadertskjold / Charles Gabriel Seligman / Aylward Manley Blackman / Robert Ranulph Marett