{"value"=>"<p>The Research and Academic Activities Series documents Melville's anthropological field trips, his research and fact finding trips, some of his Northwestern University activities, and his attendance at professional conferences. Images record village life and customs, such as agricultural activities, religious ceremonies and rituals, housing (dwellings), dress, village markets, etc., and documents his field research in Suriname (Dutch Guiana) (1928); Dahomey (Benin), Ghana (Gold Coast) and Nigeria (1931); Haiti (1934); Trinidad (1939); and Brazil, mainly Bahia (1941-1942). Other research photographs document trips to Africa, including a fact finding journey in 1957, the results of which were presented in testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Research photos are similar to field trip images and record the daily life and customs of various African peoples. Images include Zaire (Belgian Congo) (1951, 1953); Kenya and Uganda (1952-1953); Liberia (1953, 1957); Lesotho (Basutoland) and Ghana (1957); Nigeria (1957, 1960); Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia (Northern Rhodesia), and Zimbabwe (Southern Rhodesia) (n.d.).</p>"}