James Chapin photographic slide collection
Scope and Contents
Photographs from the Chapin Collection taken mostly in Africa, including Senegal, Belgian Congo, Rwanda, and a few photographs from the United States, including Carl Akeley's grave. Images of birds, birds' nests, flowering trees, indigenous people, colleagues, and family.
Dates
- 1953-1958
Creator
- Chapin, James Paul, 1889-1964 (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Please contact Special Collections; materials are sometimes restricted.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
330 Photographic Slides : color ; 35 mm
Language of Materials
English
Condition
condition reviewed 20110826 good
General Note
Includes field photographs.
General Note
Some slides have glass mounts.
General Note
All slides include captions.
Creator
- Chapin, James Paul, 1889-1964 (Person)
- American Museum of Natural History (Organization)
- 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 Research Library Special Collections Repository
American Museum of Natural History
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