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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. EAP1190/1/1

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. EAP1190/1/1/13

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/1/13
Title:
A. W. Roberts' handwritten notes and observations of T Tucanae.
Scope & Content:
Observations of T Tuc (Ch 8124, CPD -62°6358). Includes notes, diagrams, draft articles, observations (1904 June 08 to 1916 December 24), and a note from Walter Hubert Cox (Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope), dated 1903 September 04 (or April 09) about the discovery of this star's variability...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
08 Jun 1904-24 Dec 1916
Extent:
198

4. EAP1190/1/1/14

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/1/14
Title:
A. W. Roberts Miscellaneous Papers No. 10 (Part 1 of 2).
Scope & Content:
Collection of essays, letters, and notes by A.W. Roberts. Most are undated. Except for one, all items are astronomically themed, mostly about variable stars. The exception is a 15-page essay titled "The outlook with regard to the South African Native.". Some items are about Sir David Gill (Astro...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1890-1925
Extent:
332

5. 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

6. 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

7. EAP1190/1/2/12

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/2/12
Title:
Log Book: 13-inch Boyden Refractor (Plate Series X): Imaging and Spectrography Programmes (1922-1924)
Scope & Content:
Title from cover: "X / 13-inch Boyden / EPEMERIS". Several programmes for direct photography and spectrography, giving lists of targets with subsequent pencilled-in plate numbers. Typed pages, pasted in to the book, describe the procedure to follow for "out-of-focus work", giving equipment setti...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
33

8. EAP1190/1/2/17

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/2/17
Title:
Log Book: Stellar ephemeris for Arequipa for out-of-focus work
Scope & Content:
Description of a program to carry out out-of-focus photometry of southern stars. The bulk of the book consists of a list of stars, giving their designations, rise times and other basic data, along with plate numbers on which they were recorded. A hand-written essay, titled "Out-of-focus Work on ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
36

9. 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

10. 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