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Malcolm Arth photographic slide collection, 1960 - 1979

 Series
Identifier: PSC 636-640

Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous travel photographs. Also includes images from Department of Education programs and events as well as temporary and permanent exhibits at AMNH. 636. Iran, Norway, Milan, USSR, Russia, Japan, Shanghai, China. 637. Mexico, China, Italy, Manhattanville, New York City. 638. Department of Education programs and AMNH masks. 639. AMNH Temporary and Permanent Exhibitions. 640. Miscellaneous images not owned by AMNH. Includes African textiles, artifacts, peoples, art, world travel, fauna and flora.

Dates

  • 1960 - 1979

Creator

Restrictions on Access

Please contact Special Collections; materials are sometimes restricted.

Extent

2021 Photographic Slides : color ; 35 mm

2.5 Linear Feet (5 boxes )

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Condition

condition reviewed 20110826 fair; some slides are discolored and faded

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred from the Department of Education, November 1995.

Related Archival Materials

AMNH Special Collections has negatives, prints (both color and black and white), and audio material from the original Malcolm Arth collection transfer.

Additional slide collections in PSC 628-632 and PSC 633-635.

General Note

Malcolm Arth was the AMNH Department of Education Director.

General Note

Some slides have captions.

AMNH does not own the rights to images in PSC 640.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository

Contact:
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