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Archive Reference (shelfmark) EAP1190/1 Subject Politics and Government Material Type Archives and Manuscripts

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. EAP1190/1/1/21

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/1/21
Title:
A. W. Roberts' handwritten notes and observations of R Crucis (Part 2 of 2).
Scope & Content:
Handwritten notes and diagrams about R Crucis. Reference is made to T Crucis and R Puppis. Bundle 1 is titled "First determination of period" (AWR070_0001 to AWR070_0151) and contains one reference to R Puppis. Bundle 2 has no title and contains only 8 blank pages. Bundle 3 is titled "R. Crucis ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Jul 1891-22 May 1920
Extent:
348

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. EAP1190/1/6/11

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

6. EAP1190/1/6/11/57

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/11/57
Title:
Portrait of A. W. Roberts.
Scope & Content:
Alexander William Roberts (1857-1938) was a Scottish-born South African teacher, astronomer, and politician. He was a prolific variable star observer. His original observing notes were donated to Boyden Observatory, Bloemfontein, South Africa. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Condition of original ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1