Well, no, "ethnicity" is not an anthropological, politically correct or
otrherwise, substitute for "race"  although it is often sloppily used that
way in the US. "Ethnicity" is cultural (e.g. Comanche, Irish, or Tetela,
etc.), "race" is biological (e.g. American Indian, African, etc.)

But yes we do include tribe in the catalog of our Wanamaker Collection of
American Indian photographs.

Thomas Kavanagh, PhD
Curator of Collections
Mathers Museum of World Cultures
Indiana University


On Tue, 18 Jun 2002, Fiona Adams wrote:

> Hi Lynnea. Form my anthropological view, the politically correct term is
> "ethnicity" not race. We are the human race made up of ethnicities.
>
> As far as categorizing the pictures, there is no harm in categorizing by
> ethnicity and by groups. I suggest doing what you think works best for your
> organization. Hope this helps.
>
> Best,
> Fiona Adams
>
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>
> I posted a question about cataloging on the listserv, and no one has
> responded.
>
> Here is the query again.
>
> Do you usually identify the race of people in photographs when you catalog
> them?  If so, do you identify the race of everyone in the photograph or only
> that of selected persons?
>
> I am the coordinator for an IMLS museum-library collaboration grant.  We are
> using three controlled vocabulary lists:  AAT, TGM1, and LCSH for providing
> subject access.  We are cataloging World War II shipyard materials, so
> gender and race are important issues for the stories of the work force and
> for our community.  The policy for applying race access has been discussed.
>
> Does anyone address this issue?
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