Philip Hanson Hiss photographic slide collection of world travel, part 1 of 2, circa 1937-1981
Scope and Contents
Travel photography from around the world. 258. Haiti (circa 1937). 259. Java, Madeira, Bali (1939-1940). 260. Bali (1946). 261-264. Bahamas (1947-1948). Box 8. Havana and Veradero Beach, Cuba; Port Antonio and Montego Bay, Jamaica (1953). 266. Mexico (1959). 267. Puerto Rico (1964). 268. St. Thomas, Virgin Islands (1964). Box 12. Morocco (1969). 270. Greece (1969). 271-275. "Round the World" Asia; Pacific (1976). 276-284. Brazil, Mexico, and the United States (1977). 285-286. Europe and Russia (1978). 287-295. India (1979). 296-298. "Trip Around the World" (1980-1981).
Dates
- 1937 - 1981
Creator
- Hiss, Philip Hanson, 1910-1988 (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Please contact Special Collections; materials are sometimes restricted.
Extent
18 Linear Feet (41 boxes)
approximately 17,000 Photographic Slides : color ; 35 mm.
Language of Materials
English
General Note
Labels on boxes have old box numbers, possibly legacy information.
General Note
Some slides have glass mounts (PSC 258).
General Note
Some slides are captioned (PSC 264).
General Note
condition reviewed 20110826 good-fair; images are fading (PSC 258-260)
Creator
- Hiss, Philip Hanson, 1910-1988 (Person)
- Author
- Iris Lee
- Date
- 2010
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- 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
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