Davison-Willis Madagascar Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History photographic slide collection
Scope and Contents
Field photographs of the Davison-Willis Expedition to Madagascar, 1953. Photographs taken while traveling and scenes of markets, villages and village people including Vezo, Mahafaly, Antandroy and Tanala. Locations include Tananarive, Merina, Ambositra, Tulear, St. Augustine, Anakao, Bezaka, Ampaniky, Beloka, Ft. Dauphin and Ifanadiana.
Dates
- 1953
Creator
- Davison-Willis Madagascar Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1953) (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
Please contact Special Collections; materials are sometimes restricted.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
213 Photographic Slides
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received in the Slide Library from the Department of Anthropology January 8, 1971.
General Note
Includes field photographs.
General Note
Separation sheet for original documentation of captions for 212 slides with correspondence included. Copies available with the collection.
General Note
Slides 187-11 and 187-14 are missing.
General Note
Previous numbers used: PC Inventory 238, NEH 2137
General Note
condition reviewed 20110826 fair; housing for slide 187-41 is damaged
General Note
The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation provided support to make this finding aid available in ArchivesSpace (2016-2017).
Creator
- 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 Research Library Special Collections Repository
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