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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. EAP1190/1/5

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. EAP1190/1/1

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

6. EAP1190/1/7/17/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/17/3
Title:
Unidentified male at Boyden Observatory
Scope & Content:
Unidentified male in long pants, long-sleeve shirt, and tie, standing with hands in pockets, outside the Administrative Building. In the background, the 10-inch Metcalf enclosure (left) and 3-inch Ross-Fecker enclosure (right) can be seen. Early-period photograph since the terrain is treeless. T...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

7. EAP1190/1/7/17/14

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/17/14
Title:
2 people at Boyden Observatory
Scope & Content:
Unidentified male and female outside the Administrative Building. In the background, the 10-inch Metcalf enclosure (left) and 3-inch Ross-Fecker enclosure (right) can be seen. Early-period photograph since the terrain is treeless. The male appears in PLB34_0003. n/a. Extent: 1 glass plate. Si...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

8. EAP1190/1/6/8/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/8/7
Title:
Portrait of unidentified female.
Scope & Content:
n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 20cm, width 16cm. Condition of original material: Marked damage (faded, tear, piece missing, edge damage, fish moth damage). Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-Right. Editor(s):...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

9. EAP1190/1/6/2/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/2/8
Title:
Person squatting and looking through 60-inch.
Scope & Content:
Unidentified female looking through unknown instrument at Cassegrain focus of telescope. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 10cm, width 14cm. Condition of original material: Negligible damage (curled, contrast problem, blemished, edge damage). Author...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

10. EAP1190/1/6/2/21

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/2/21
Title:
Unidentified person below the 60-inch.
Scope & Content:
Unidentified female standing beneath the 60-inch mirror. Unknown instrument is attached at the Cassegrain focus. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 14cm, width 9cm. Condition of original material: Negligible damage (curled, contrast problem, creased, ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1