Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Collection of Glass Slides of North American Indian Cultures
- Dates:
- circa 1890-1925
- Abstract:
- An artificial collection of commercially produced glass slides depicting various North American Indian cultures.
- Extent:
- 1.5 linear feet (3 slide boxes)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Collection of glass slides of North American Indian cultures (Collection Number 1919). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of commercially produced black and white and hand-colored glass slides depicting various aspects of North American Indian cultures, primarily Alaskan, Northwest, Southwest and Plains nations. Commercial slide companies represented include Keystone View Co., McIntosh Battery & Optical Co. and Photo Art S & S Co.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchase, 1974.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Benjamin Formaker-Olivas and Lilace Hatayama, June 2012.
A holistic review of the collection was undertaken by CFPRT scholar Mary Sweeney as part of a joint Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT) and UCLA American Indian Studies Center (AISC) project 2022-2023. In line with professional best practices and resources such as the Protocols for Native American Archival Materials, harmful language was updated in finding aid description.
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- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series:
- Photographic Studio
- Subject
- Physical location:
- Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- North American Indians.
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-06-30 11:28:48 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Collection of glass slides of North American Indian cultures (Collection Number 1919). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988