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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. EAP1190/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/2
Title:
Astronomical Log Books
Scope & Content:
A set of hard-cover note books used to record the progress of research programmes carried out on a certain telescope. During this period of Boyden’s history, photography was the principal method of detecting and recording information. Typically, a piece of glass was coated with a photographic em...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
969

3. 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

4. EAP1190/1/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7
Title:
Photographic Plates
Scope & Content:
255 photographic glass plate negatives (gelatin dry plates), stored in 23 original plate boxes, haphazardly arranged. All appear to be original plates, mostly exposed in the early 1930s. About half (127) show buildings, telescopes, instruments and people at Boyden Observatory, South Africa, most...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
255

5. 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

6. EAP1190/1/6/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/4
Title:
Boyden Photo Box 04: Arrival of the ADH Telescope
Scope & Content:
Majority of images concern the ADH Telescope: it's arrival at Bloemfontein railway station, Bart and Priscilla Bok at the station, and transport of the components in crates by a lorry to the observatory site. Includes a rare view of the construction of the ADH enclosure. Other photos show the 24...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
36

7. EAP1190/1/7/10

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/10
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 20: Boyden Observatory, 60-inch telescope
Scope & Content:
A collection of images of the 60-inch telescope at Boyden Observatory, and its mounting, under construction. These form part of a series of images of the construction of this facility, which is dated to May 1932. A faded pencilled note on the plate box reads: "60[inch] telesc no2". n/a. Extent...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
8

8. EAP1190/1/6/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/1
Title:
Boyden Photo Box 01: Early telescopes and construction at Boyden Observatory
Scope & Content:
Construction of the 60-inch enclosure and assembly of the mount. Early views of the ADH mirror cell. All photos undated. n/a. Extent: 31 black-and-white photographic prints. Custodial history: N/a. Arrangement: N/a. Alternative calendar and date: N/a, N/a Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Sc...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
31

9. EAP1190/1/7/10/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/10/5
Title:
60-inch Rockefeller mount under construction
Scope & Content:
Looking down into the pit of the 60-inch Rockefeller, facing roughly south. The polar axis and declination counterweight are in place, as is the empty cradle for the telescope tube. The tube is shown at the right of the image, standing upright and encased in a wooden structure. The walls of the ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

10. EAP1190/1/6/6/30

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/6/30
Title:
Construction of 60-inch enclosure.
Scope & Content:
n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 15cm, width 20cm. Condition of original material: Slight damage (faded, curled, emulsion damage). Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-Right. Editor(s): Unrestricted. Volume numb...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1