Kamuyu-wa-Kang'ethe Papers
UA.10.3.112

Summary Information

Repository
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Creator - Donor
Kamuyu-wa-Kang'ethe
Title
Kamuyu-wa-Kang'ethe papers
ID
UA.10.3.112
Date
1970
Extent
0.1 Cubic feet , 1 folder
Language
English

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."

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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.

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Scope and Contents note

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.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections October 2006

Conrad Hall
888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Legal Status note

Copyright: Kamuyu-wa-Kang’ethe. Property Rights: Michigan State University.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

  • Michigan State University. Students.

Genre(s)

  • Theses

Personal Name(s)

  • De Benko, Eugene

Subject(s)

  • Anthropology
  • College students -- Michigan -- East Lansing
  • Education
  • Student movements -- Michigan

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Collection Inventory

Drawer Folder

"A Thesis of Protest" by Kamuyu-wa-Kang'ethe 1970 

 F.D. 1