Robbins Burling Collection
About the Collection
This is a collection of digitized materials created and collected by Dr. Robbins Burling (1926-2021). Over the course of his career as an anthropologist and linguist, Dr. Burling was among the most beloved and influential researchers working in Northeast India, having traveled to India regularly from the 1950s until well after his retirement from the University of Michigan in 1995. While he is best known for his extensive descriptive work on the Garo language, Burling made seminal contributions to comparative Trans-Himalayan studies, Northeast Indian ethnography, and even language acquisition and language evolution.
The material represents multiple Bodo-Garo languages of Northeast India including Garo, Rabha, Tiwa, Boro, and Dimasa. The collection includes historical maps and documents, handwritten notes on phonology, grammar, and reconstruction of these languages, and religious and pedagogical materials. Burling also collected video documentation, including a documentary about the Buxa Tiger Reserve in West Bengal and footage of the Garo Hills in the 1940s.
At a Glance
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110
Items
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4
Types
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3
Titles
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1
Partner
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10
Decades
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11
Languages
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0
Counties
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0
States
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15
Countries
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7,837
Usage
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8 months, 3 weeks ago
Collection Created
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9 months, 3 weeks ago
Last Updated
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Cite This Collection
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Robbins Burling Collection in UNT Digital Library. University of North Texas Libraries. https://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/collections/RBC/ accessed May 11, 2024.
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