James Chapin photographic slide collection
Scope and Contents
Mostly consists of field photographs from the Belgian Congo including birds, nests, large mammals, lakes, general landscape and buildings. Also includes pictures of colleagues and/or family, Pygmies and a Pygmy dance, Watusi dance and some images showing the preparation for the Ross Expedition (1957). A few slides taken in the United States, primarily California.
Dates
- circa 1953-1961
Creator
- Chapin, James Paul, 1889-1964 (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Please contact Special Collections; materials are sometimes restricted.
Extent
1 Linear Foot (2 boxes)
approximately 1310 Photographic Slides
Language of Materials
English
Condition
condition reviewed 20110826 good
General Note
Includes field photographs.
General Note
Many slides have captions and names of birds indicated.
General Note
Individual slides are not numbered.
General Note
Some slides have glass mounted.
- Birds -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Chapin, James Paul, 1889-1964 -- Travel -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Photographic Slide Collection
- Pygmies -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Tutsi (African people)
Creator
- Chapin, James Paul, 1889-1964 (Person)
- Author
- Iris Lee
- Date
- 2012
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
- Sponsor
- The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation provided support to make this finding aid available in ArchivesSpace (2016-2017). Minimal level collection record created with support from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Hidden Collections grant, 2010.
Repository Details
Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West
New York NY 10024 USA
(212) 769-5420
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