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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Project / Collection Boyden Observatory Archive Subject Animals

1. EAP1190/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1
Title:
Endangered Records in the Boyden Observatory Archive
Scope & Content:
Boyden Observatory - named for the American engineer Uriah A. Boyden (1804-1879) - was established as a southern station of the Astronomical Observatory of Harvard College (popularly known as Harvard College Observatory) in 1890, at Arequipa in Peru. In 1927 it was relocated to South Africa, 26 ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
25432 File(s)

2. EAP1190/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/1
Title:
Variable star observations by Alexander William Roberts for the period 1891-1933
Scope & Content:
This series contains 95 sets of handwritten documents, dated between 1891 and 1933, containing original astronomical observations made by A. W. Roberts from his private observatory, Lovedale Observatory, near the town of Alice in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. In addition to the raw ob...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1891-1933
Extent:
22578

3. EAP1190/1/1/15

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/1/15
Title:
A. W. Roberts Miscellaneous Papers No. 10 (Part 2 of 2).
Scope & Content:
An undated collection of papers, which, with a single exception, are astronomically themed, mostly about variable stars. The single exception is one page headed "Third Year - Boys." listing 10 names and surnames. The bulk of the material, about 275 pages, consists of calculations and diagrams re...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1890-1925
Extent:
335

4. EAP1190/1/1/19

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/1/19
Title:
A. W. Roberts' handwritten notes and observations of Y Carinae (Part 2 of 2).
Scope & Content:
Observations of Y Car. The star is designated as AZC 2067, and as both Ch 3767 and Ch 3777. Includes notes, diagrams, register of observations and annual light curves (1893 to 1920), and original observations (1906 January 28 to 1920 May 19). One note pages bears the stamp of the "RAND CLUB, / J...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Jan 1906-19 May 1920
Extent:
336

5. EAP1190/1/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/5
Title:
Lantern Slides
Scope & Content:
A collection of mounted images most probably used to illustrate lectures and to disseminate news. The slides are a mix of original material from Boyden Observatory and commercially-available reproductions. The bulk of the material consists of reproductions of plates taken at Boyden Observatory (...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
105

6. EAP1190/1/5/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/5/2
Title:
Boyden Lantern Slides Box 4: Telescopes and astronomical objects.
Scope & Content:
A collection of slides showing telescopes, observatories, astronomers, and astronomical objects. Several images illustrate the history of Harvard College Observatory, showing scenes from the USA, Peru, and Chile. Two images show Harlow Shapley and Solon Bailey. Other well-known observatories in ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
99

7. EAP1190/1/5/2/24

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/5/2/24
Title:
Group photograph outside a building, with dog.
Scope & Content:
6 people and 1 dog posing for a group photograph. Lady fourth from left holds a tripod-mounted box camera. White dot glued on at bottom-left of slide. n/a. Extent: 1 lantern slide. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2 cm, width 10.2 cm, thickness 0.2 cm. Condition of original...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

8. EAP1190/1/5/2/33

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/5/2/33
Title:
Group photo during construction of the 60-inch Rockefeller building, 1931.
Scope & Content:
Group photo showing 14 labourers and staff (and 1 dog) standing on the partially-completed circular wall of the telescope building. In the foreground is a wooden structure encasing the south pier. Hand-written label on slide: "BOYDEN STATION. - So. AFRICA / 60[inch] tel. South pier + Pit / (1931...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

9. EAP1190/1/5/2/34

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/5/2/34
Title:
Group photo during construction of the 60-inch Rockefeller building, 1931.
Scope & Content:
Group photo showing 14 labourers and staff (and 1 dog) standing on the partially-completed circular wall of the telescope building. In the foreground is a wooden structure encasing the south pier. Hand-written label on slide: "BOYDEN STATION. - So. AFRICA / 60[inch] tel. South pier + Pit / (1931...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

10. EAP1190/1/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6
Title:
Photographic Prints
Scope & Content:
The majority of the material dates from the 1930s, and the 1950s. 2 images were taken in the 1970s and 1 in 1994. Several of the prints are from glass plate negatives held in the collection and described elsewhere. Themes in this series include the Observatory site and its development, views of ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
508