Carol F. Jopling Explained

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Carol Farrington Jopling (–) was an anthropologist, librarian, and chief librarian of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute between 1981 and 1984.[1] [2] [3]

Personal life

Carol F. Jopling was born on in Louisville to Elizabeth Farrington and her husband.[4] She had one brother, Robert K. Farrington.

She married aeronautical engineer Peter White Jopling in 1940.[1] They had three children: Morgan W. Jopling, John P. Jopling, and Hannah Jopling. Carol and Peter Jopling would later divorce.

Education

Jopling graduated from Vassar College in 1938 with a bachelor's degree in Art history.[1] [3] She earned both of her master's degrees from Catholic University of America one in library science in 1960 and the second in anthropology in 1963.[1] [3] In 1973, she received her doctorate from the University of Massachusetts in anthropology.[1] [3] Her dissertation is titled "Women Weavers of Yalalag; Their Art and Its Process."[5]

Career

From 1960 to 1961, Jopling worked as a librarian at the University of Maryland.[3] Jopling worked for several federal entities throughout the 1960s. She worked for the Library Congress (1961), Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology(1961-1962), the United States Information Agency (1962-1963), and the Central Intelligence Agency (1963-1967).[1] [3] She was a social science bibliographer at University of Massachusetts Amherst.[1] She also taught art and anthropology from 1967 to 1975 at American University, Catholic University of America, North Adams State College, Harvard University, University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Tufts University.[1] [3] From 1975 to 1979, Jopling was a research associate at Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.[3]

In 1981, Jopling became the chief librarian of the Smithsonian's Tropical Research Institute located in Panama.

She retired in 1984.[1]

Awards and honors

Carol F. Jopling's book Puerto Rican Houses in Sociohistorical Perspective (1988) won the 1989 Allen Noble Book award for best edited book from the International Society for Landscape, Place, & Material Culture.[1] [6]

Death and legacy

Carol F. Jopling died on 13 October 2000 in Bethesda.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: October 21, 2000. Carol F. Jopling, 83, researcher, librarian. live. 2022-01-20. Baltimore Sun. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20191018153927/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2000-10-21-0010210263-story.html . 2019-10-18 .
  2. News: Carol Farrington Jopling. en-US. Washington Post. 2022-01-22. 0190-8286.
  3. Web site: Nierkrasz. Emily. October 28, 2020. Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Carol Farrington Jopling. live. January 21, 2022. siarchives.si.edu. https://web.archive.org/web/20201031071839/https://siarchives.si.edu/blog/wonderful-women-wednesday-dr-carol-farrington-jopling . 2020-10-31 .
  4. Web site: One from a Pair of Chippendale Mahogany Side Chairs. 2022-01-22. Diplomatic Reception Rooms. en-US.
  5. JOPLING, CAROL F, "WOMEN WEAVERS OF YALALAG; THEIR ART AND ITS PROCESS" (1973). Doctoral Dissertations Available from Proquest. AAI7322803. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI7322803
  6. Web site: The International Society for Landscape, Place, & Material Culture. 2022-01-22. www.pioneeramerica.org.
  7. Web site: Obituaries. 2022-01-22. www.umass.edu.
  8. JOPLING, CAROL F, "WOMEN WEAVERS OF YALALAG; THEIR ART AND ITS PROCESS" (1973). Doctoral Dissertations Available from Proquest. AAI7322803.

    https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI7322803

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