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1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. EAP1190/1/7/21

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/21
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 39: Boyden Observatory, 60-inch telescope
Scope & Content:
A valuable series of images documenting progress, during May 1932, on the assembly of the 60-inch telescope and mounting. Of particular interest is an earlier image of 3 steam wagons carting the 60-inch telescope parts to the site. n/a. Extent: 18 glass plates. Size and dimensions of original...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
18

6. 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

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. EAP1190/1/5/2/93

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/5/2/93
Title:
McClean Dome, Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope.
Scope & Content:
McClean Dome, Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope. Printed label: "HARVARD COLLEGE OBSERVATORY". Hand-written: "A 84 / Cape of Good Hope (?) Observatory / dupl.". A red star-shaped sticker is attached to the label. n/a. Extent: 1 lantern slide. Size and dimensions of original material: Heigh...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

9. EAP1190/1/7/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/3
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 7: Scenes from Western Cape, and a girl in a garden
Scope & Content:
Written in faded pencil on the plate box in which the images were found is "Cape +" and "[Offens]". Several images show outdoor scenes around Cape Town, South Africa. The remainder are of a female child in a garden. All photos are undated. Based on the pencilled note on the box, the girl may be ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
15

10. EAP1190/1/6/7/14

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/7/14
Title:
ADH Telescope at Perkin-Elmer.
Scope & Content:
Written note on back: "February 15, 1950.". Typed note on back: "HARVARD TAKES OVER GIANT TELESCOPE FOR 'MILKY WAY' EXPEDITION / The largest Baker-Schmidt type telescope is accepted by Dr. Harlow Shapley, Director of Harvard College Observatory at ceremony today (Feb.15) at The Perkin-Elmer Corp...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1