Malcolm Arth photographic slide collection of Africa

Collection

Identifier: PSC 628-632

Staff Only

Photographs taken in Africa, mostly West and North Africa. 628. Ibalan, Nigeria, Ishango, Kendu Bay, Kenya, Lake Mawyarh Park, Ikeagwu, Bozo Fishing village Mopti, Mali, Lake Manyara Park, Serengeti, Tanzania, Ngorongoro Crater, Kenya. 629. Ikeagwu, Nigeria, Morocco. 630. Rabat, Morocco, Lixus, Nsukka, Ikeagwu, Senegal, Ghana. 631. Nigeria, Dogon, Mali, Liberia, Monrovia, Lagos, Asaha, Ikeagwu. 632. Senegal, Masai man, Nairobi, Kenya, Ikeagwu, Bukobo, Tanzania, Rabat, Morocco.

Dates

circa 1970s

Creator

Arth, Malcolm, 1939-1992 (Photographer, Person)

Restrictions on Access

Please contact Special Collections; materials are sometimes restricted.

Extent

1794 Photographic Slides : color ; 35 mm

2.5 Linear Feet (5 boxes )

Additional Description

Condition

condition reviewed 20110826 fair; many slides are discolored and some slides are faded; some mounts are discolored

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 633-635 and PSC 636-640.

General Note

Malcolm Arth was the AMNH Department of Education Director.

General Note Some slides have captions. Place names taken from box labels and captions.

Subjects

Photographic Slide Collection

Related Names

Creator

Arth, Malcolm, 1939-1992 (Photographer, Person)
American Museum of Natural History. Department of Education (Organization)

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Malcolm Arth photographic slide collection of Africa, circa 1970s
Author: Iris Lee
Date: 2011-2012
Language of description: 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.

External Documents

AMNH Library catalog record

Repository Details

Part of the Research Library Special Collections Repository

http://library.amnh.org

Contact:
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