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Collection of Chinese albumen prints

 Collection
Identifier: PPC .L381

Scope and Contents

Photographs of China mounted on file cards with negative numbers.

Dates

  • undated

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Please contact Special Collections; materials are sometimes restricted.

Extent

126 Photographic Prints (2 boxes) : mostly albumen prints, black and white

Existence and Location of Copies

Copy negatives can be found in AMNH Special Collections.

Related Materials

AMNH Division of Anthropolgy Archives has Laufer's field notes taken during the China expedition: The Papers of Berthold Laufer, 1874-1934 (.L3844)

General

Includes note that photographs are a part of a group presumed to be purchased by Berthold Laufer during the Jacob H. Schiff Chinese Expedition (1901-1904).

Condition Note

Condition reviewed 2010 fair; Prints are sleeved.

Title
Collection of Chinese albumen prints
Author
Iris Lee, 2010
Date
2010
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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 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