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Archive Reference (shelfmark) EAP1190/1 Place Peru, South America Level [40] File

1. 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

2. EAP1190/1/2/13

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/2/13
Title:
Log Book: 13-inch Boyden Refractor Double Star Programme (1925)
Scope & Content:
List of double stars, arranged by Struve Number, giving basic data for each star, followed by pencilled-in plate numbers where applicable. From a label on the cover, the programme is dated 1925 November 03. n/a. Extent: 1 volume containing 28 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: L...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
33

3. EAP1190/1/2/15

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/2/15
Title:
Plate Book: 5-inch Voigtländer Camera (1925-1926)
Scope & Content:
Purple ink stamp on first page: "5[inch] Voigtlander". A plate book (plate numbers 8516-8573) for the period 1925 October 28 to 1926 September 09. Several images were taken of Nova Pictoris. Some remarks may be in Spanish. No plate series is identified. n/a. Extent: 1 volume containing 17 page...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
22

4. EAP1190/1/3/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/3/1
Title:
Boyden Observatory Monthly Weather Logs: 1970 December to 1974 February.
Scope & Content:
Monthly summary sheets, covering the period 1970 December to 1974 February. Time sheets, giving the names of observers, telescopes used, partner observatory and/or project name, and the number of hours of work per night, also include comments about weather conditions, for each day of the month. ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
163

5. EAP1190/1/3/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/3/2
Title:
Boyden Observatory Daily Weather Logs: 1947-1979.
Scope & Content:
Weather records at Boyden Observatory, from 01 Jan 1947 to 30 Nov 1979, made twice per day, noting maximum and minimum temperatures, rainfall, wind conditions, number of useable observing hours, ratings of conditions, and identity of the recorder. Relatively humidity and barometric pressure is s...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
822

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. EAP1190/1/6/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/7
Title:
Boyden Photo Box 11: People, telescopes and buildings at Boyden Observatory, and celestial objects
Scope & Content:
Images of telescopes (ADH, the 60-inch with photometer, and the coelostat), buildings (several aerial views, the construction of the aluminising tank enclosure and the garage of the Residence) and people (including a portrait of John Stefanos Paraskevopoulos, and Bart and Priscilla Bok at Bloemf...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
48

8. EAP1190/1/6/9

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/9
Title:
Boyden Photo Box 13: Telescopes, site construction, and buildings of Boyden Observatory
Scope & Content:
Scenes from Arequipa, steam wagons carting the 60-inch telescope parts (1930 June), the 60-inch observer gallery being unloaded (1930s), Bloemfontein station (1950s), and images of telescopes (ADH telescope, 13-inch Refractor, 24-inch Bruce telescope, 60-inch telescope and mount assembly), build...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
55

9. EAP1190/1/6/11

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/11
Title:
Boyden Photo Box 15: People, early site construction, telescopes, buildings, and astronomical objects.
Scope & Content:
People (group photo, and a portrait of Alexander William Roberts), early site construction (3 steam wagons carting crates to the Observatory site), telescopes (10-inch Metcalf, 13-inch Boyden refractor, 60-inch Rockefeller telescope, 3-inch Ross camera, interior view of the coelostat, and severa...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
90