Kamuyu-wa-Kang'ethe papers
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the 1970 essay "A Thesis of Protest," by Kamuyu-wa-Kang'ethe, a Michigan State University anthropology student, which he wrote instead of his master's thesis. It decries western education, anthropology, and demands acceptance of African institutions as equal to European.
Dates
- Creation: 1970
Creator
- Kamuyu-wa-Kang'ethe (Donor, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Biography
Kamuyu-wa-Kang'ethe was an international graduate student from Africa at Michigan State University. He refused his master's degree and instead of writing a masters of arts thesis, wrote a thesis of protest.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (, 1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Legal Status
Copyright: Kamuyu-wa-Kang’ethe.
Property Rights: Michigan State University.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Kamuyu-wa-Kang'ethe Papers
- Status
- 4 Published And Cataloged
- Author
- S. Watko
- Date
- October 2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives and Historical Collections Repository
Conrad Hall
943 Conrad Road, Room 101
East Lansing MI 48824 US
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu