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Gordon MacGregor
[edit]Gordon MacGregor (1902-1984) was an American anthropologist based in Hawaii who spent much of his career working on staff at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu, HI. Additionally, he spent a portion of his career in Rotunda, where he continued to study anthropology and made significant contributions to the field.
Background
[edit]Not much is known about Gordon MacGregor's early life and background. However, it is clear that Gordon MacGregor was very highly educated and cared deeply about furthering anthropological study.
Education
[edit]Gordon MacGregor was a very highly educated anthropologist, having earned degrees at both Harvard University and Yale University. He received his training at Harvard University in 1935 and went to Yale University in 1925. While he was in school, most of Gordon MacGregor's work revolved around old world archaeology and Oceanic ethnology. There is not much information regarding what Gordon MacGregor concentrated in at either Harvard University or Yale University outside of those two subjects.
Career
[edit]The Bishop Museum in Hawaii
Gordon MacGregor spent much of his career working on the staff of the Bishop Museum in Hawaii. The Bishop Museum holds over a million artifacts, documents, and photos that contribute to its vibrant collections. The focus of the Bishop Museums collections is Hawaiian and Polynesian cultures.
Ethnographic Monograph of Rotuma
When Gordon MacGregor was working at the Bishop Museum in Hawaii, he spent six months writing a history of the pre-European history of Rotuma. During the evolution of this project, Gordon Macgregor complied countless notes on the subject, and his eventual goal was to write an ethnographic monograph. While the ethnographic monograph was never completed, Gordon MacGregor did leave behind a detailed outline of what the ethnographic monograph was going to look like. After Gordon Macgregor retired, he decided to donate his notes on the ethnographic monograph outline to the Bishop Museum. They remain there today.
References
[edit]Secondary Sources
- Smithsonian Institution. “Gordon MacGregor Bibliography.” Accessed November 1, 2024. https://collections.si.edu/search/detail/ead_collection:sova-naa-xxxx-0302.
- MacGregor, Gordon. “Rotuma Notes.” Archived at Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI. Accessed November 1, 2024. https://www.rotuma.net/os/Macgregor/Macgregor.html.
- MacGregor, Gordon. Ethnology of Tokelau Islands. Internet Archive. Accessed November 1, 2024. https://archive.org/details/ethnologyoftokel0000gord/page/n5/mode/2up.
Primary Sources
- MacGregor, Gordon. Notes on the Ethnology of Pakapuka. Honolulu: Bernice P. Bishop Museum, 1935.
- MacGregor, Gordon. The Experience of American Scholars in Countries of the Near East and South Asia. New York: Society for Applied Anthropology, 1962.
- MacGregor, Gordon. Ethnography of Tokelau Islands. Honolulu: Bernice P. Bishop Museum, 1971.