Lydia Luhman Pederson collection

Collection

Identifier: 039

Staff Only
No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

Artifacts and other objects collected during Lydia Pederson's 1953 trip from Capetown, South Africa to Cairo, Egypt, and during Sonjia and Jim Olstad's 1967 stay in Nigeria: primarily beadwork, sculpture, carved calabashes, jewelry, and textiles. The collection includes a small amount of related material.

Dates

1969 - 1990

Creator

Pederson, Lydia Luhman, 1905-1993 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on use of the materials in the department for research; all patrons must comply with federal copyright regulations.

Extent

25 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Artifacts and other objects collected during Lydia Pederson's 1953 trip from Capetown, South Africa to Cairo, and during Sonjia and Jim Olstad's 1967 stay in Nigeria. The collection includes a small amount of related material.

Arrangement

The artifacts in the Lydia Pederson collection are arranged in broad groups by type of material or medium. Individual items within each group are in alphabetical order by assigned descriptive title.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Sonjia Olstad, Lydia Pederson's niece, and her husband, Jim Olstad, 2018-06-14.

Related Materials

Lydia Pederson's scrapbook related to her 1953 journey from South Africa to Egypt, and her motion pictures, are separately held by the Melville Herskovits Library of African Studies, and are described by separate records in the library's online catalog. Search for "Lydia Luhman Pederson".