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Robert Austerlitz photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: PPC .A97

Scope and Contents

Includes field photographs of indigenous peoples of South Sakhalin, the ethnographic collection of the Sakhalin Museum and Abashiri Museum, Austerlitz's colleagues, and miscellaneous photographs from Austerlitz's personal collection.

Dates

  • circa 1930s-1960s

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Please contact Special Collections; materials are sometimes restricted.

Extent

3 boxes (approximately 1,500 photographic prints : b/w, color) ; 4 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. or smaller

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred from AMNH Dept. of Anthropology.

General

Includes field photographs.

Includes proposal for the R. Austerlitz photo archive.

Condition Note

Condition reviewed 2010 good; prints are sleeved

General Note

Possible subject terms: [651] Sakhalin Sakhalinskaia Oblast Russia.

Title
Robert Austerlitz photograph collection, circa 1930s-1960s
Author
Iris Lee, 2010
Date
2010
Description rules
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Script of description
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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 Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository

Contact:
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West
New York NY 10024 USA
(212) 769-5420