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1. 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

2. EAP1190/1/1/46

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/1/46
Title:
A. W. Roberts' handwritten notes and observations of S Trianguli Australis.
Scope & Content:
Observations of S TrA, referred to as S Trianguli (5713, AGC 21614) and S. Triang. Aust. Dates range from 1892 August 12 to 1920. Some pages, particularly the raw observations, are in disorder. A few pages have foot prints. Comparison stars for S TrA and T TrA are discussed. One page of calculat...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
139

3. 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

4. EAP1190/1/6/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/2
Title:
Boyden Photo Box 02: Telescopes, site construction and aerial views of Boyden Observatory
Scope & Content:
Views at Boyden from around 1930 to mid 1950s. Construction of the 60-inch enclosure and engine shed, and assembly of the 60-inch mount. Views of the 10-inch Metcalf telescope. Aerial views of the site, showing the 60-inch and several enclosures not frequently imaged: the Hamburg-Schmidt, the Da...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
47

5. EAP1190/1/6/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/8
Title:
Boyden Photo Box 12: Telescopes, buildings, observatory terrain, people, and celestial objects.
Scope & Content:
Telescopes (ADH, 60-inch Rockefeller and observer platform, enclosure construction, engine shed construction), buildings (aluminising tank and building), terrain images (aerial views and surroundings), photos of people, and photos of celestial objects (bright nebulae, solar surface). Several ear...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
57

6. 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

7. 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

8. EAP1190/1/7/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/7
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 16: People, telescopes and urban scenes
Scope & Content:
A set of images which may relate to an expedition to observe a solar eclipse. Several images show street scenes in Murraysburg and Cradock, South Africa. A well-observed solar eclipse occurred on 01 Oct 1940. There is also a series of images showing people (including observatory director John St...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
16

9. EAP1190/1/7/15

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/15
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 32: Boyden Observatory, 60-inch dome construction
Scope & Content:
A collection of images, from June 1931 to June 1932, showing progress on the construction of the turret for the 60-inch telescope at Boyden Observatory. Of special interest are two images which show the truss work being assembled in Johannesburg in the yard of the manufacturer. A faded pencilled...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
15

10. EAP1190/1/7/17

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/17
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 34: People (groups and individuals)
Scope & Content:
A collection of group photos of people, at Boyden Observatory and elsewhere. John Stefanos Paraskevopoulos (Director of the Observatory, 1927-1951, nicknamed "Dr Paras") appears in several images. A faded pencilled note on the plate box reads: "Groups and individuals / Dr Paras / Groups + (illeg...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
14