Richard Van Gelder photographic slide collection of Africa, 1960-1981.
Abstract
Photographs taken in Africa of animals in nature, mostly mammals. Includes lions, cheetahs, elephants, hippopotamuses, wildebeests, baboons, giraffes, zebras, impala, hyenas, buffalo, elephant shrews, and jackals among others. Some photographs of colleagues, native people, and city buildings. Areas include Botswana, Serengeti, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia. 551. Photographs taken 1960-1975. 552. Photographs taken 1976-1979. 553. Photographs taken 1981 and undated.
Dates
- 1960-1981
Restrictions on Access
Please contact Special Collections; materials are sometimes restricted.
Extent
1285 Photographic Slides : color ; 35 mm
1.5 Linear Feet (3 boxes )
Language of Materials
English
Condition
condition reviewed 20110826 good; captions are written in ink
General Note
A. J. Emmerich is also credited as a photographer.
General Note
Many slides have K numbers.
General Note
Some slides have captions.
General Note
May include field photographs.
- 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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