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Biographical File 1949-1958

box 1, folder 1

Documents 1949-1989

Scope and Contents

Biographical sketch, certificates, resume, and list of publications and courses taught.
box 14

Medals 1948-1958

Conditions Governing Access

Box 14 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.

Scope and Contents

Contains three medals. The "Médaille de l'Effort de Guerre Colonial" from the Kingdom of Belgium awarded February 15, 1949 for distinguished civilian national service during World War II. Also contains, "Louis Van Den Berghe" medal awarded for work at Lwiro/Bukavu between 1948 and 1958. The last medal reads "1940-1945 Pro Patria Victoria."
 

Correspondence 1944-1986

Scope and Contents

Personal correspondence, including business letters for the Comité National Du Kivu and I.R.S.A.C.
box 1, folder 2

General 1954-1973

Arrangement

Loose correspondence combined and arranged chronologically.
box 1, folder 3

Grant Application undated

box 1, folder 4

Employment Attestation 1978, 1986

box 1, folder 5

"Yome Correspondence From Africa" 1944-1947

box 1, folder 6

Business 1951-1960

box 1, folder 7

"African Materials" 1949-1964

Scope and Contents

Contains resumes, Comité National Du Kivu and I.R.S.A.C. letters.
box 1, folder 8

Postcards 1959

 

Comité National Du Kivu 1927-1951

Scope and Contents

Business, administrative files, and building blueprints.
box 1, folder 9

Unidentified Index undated

Scope and Contents

"Repertoire Du Classement."
box 1, folder 10-11

Prospect Reports 1939-1945

Scope and Contents

Mineral Extraction Reports.
box 1, folder 12-14

Accounting Records 1949-1950

box 2, folder 1-2

Accounting Records 1950-1951

box 2, folder 3

Court Records 1947

Scope and Contents

"Comment libeller les préventions par D. Merckaert Substitut du Procureur géneral prés la Cour d'appeal d'Elisabethville."
box 2, folder 4

"Congrégation du Coeur Immaculé de Marie" 1927-1950

box 2, folder 5

"Permanent Wood Residential Project" undated

Scope and Contents

"Project d'habitation en bois non démontable" building plan.
box 2, folder 6

"Contract H&T" 1950

box 2, folder 7

"Construction Plans" 1949

Processing Information

Oversize items and blueprints have been removed from the folder and added to Box 8, folders 1-21. See item removal slips filed within.
box 8, folder 1-22

"Construction Plans" 1949

Conditions Governing Access

Box 8 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.

Processing Information

Items were removed from Box 2 folder 7 and added to this box due to preservation concerns. See item removal slips filed within.

Scope and Contents

Includes two original maps by Kinet. The first map is labeled "Bassin Haute Kalungwe, Riviére Niakakera," dated August 1938. The second map is labeled "Secteur Lowa, Bloc Kyassa Luka" dated April 1939.
 

Institut pour la recherche scientifique en Afrique Centrale (I.R.S.A.C.) 1952-1980

Scope and Contents

Business and administrative files.
box 2, folder 8

"Report of visit to I.R.S.A.C. Meterological Station" 1951 May 24

Scope and Contents

"Rapport de visite a la station meteorologique de l'I.R.S.A.C. A Uvira. 24 Mai 1951."
box 2, folder 9

Publications About 1954-1960

box 2, folder 10

"Salaries, etc." 1943-1944

Scope and Contents

Materials pertaining to I.R.S.A.C. staff compensation.
box 2, folder 11

Work Documents 1953-1980

box 2, folder 12

Vehicle Maintenance undated

box 2, folder 13

"Cars & Drivers" 1956

box 2, folder 14

"Project Manager Registry" 1952-1957

Scope and Contents

"Registre M.O.E."
box 3, folder 1

Notebooks undated

box 3, folder 2

"Report Sheets" undated

 

Field Journals 1954-1969

Scope and Contents

Diaries and data from field research or derivative works produced thereafter.
box 3, folder 3-4

"Antarctic Expedition" 1965-1966

box 3, folder 5

"Observations of Icebreaker 'Atka' of Antarctic Waters" 1966 February

box 3, folder 6

"Microreliefs of Antarctica" 1969

box 3, folder 7

Miscellaneous Antarctica Expedition 1966-1969

Scope and Contents

Includes documents for Kinet's "Antarctic Service Medal" and Antarctica high elevation record for arthropods.
box 3, folder 8

Expedition to the Arctic 1964 June-July

box 3, folder 9

Field Notebooks 1954-1955

 

Writings 1954-1967

Scope and Contents

Reports and proposals for courses or research projects.
box 3, folder 10

"Uvira Earthquake" 1954 July 3

box 4, folder 1

"Zoogeography" 1965

box 4, folder 2

"Physical Geography Volcanology" 1967

box 4, folder 3

"Volcanoes: Tropical Biology; Ecology" undated

 

Research Materials undated

Scope and Contents

Published materials gathered in the course of research.
box 4, folder 4

"Congo" undated

box 4, folder 5-7

"Africa" undated

box 4, folder 8

"Zoology" undated

box 4, folder 9

"African Zoology" undated

box 4, folder 10

"Miscellaneous Zoology" undated

box 12

Bibliography Africa/Congo undated

Scope and Contents

Index cards with bibliographic citations, including English-Swahili translations.
 

Miscellaneous 1959-1995, undated

box 4, folder 11

Student Work Received 1976-1977

Scope and Contents

San Francisco State College.
box 5, folder 1

Student Work Received 1976-1977

box 5, folder 2

"Guru Swami Krishnand" 1960-1961

Scope and Contents

Includes letters and related spiritual literature.
 

Printed Matter 1959-1995, undated

box 5, folder 3

"Pygmy Fund" 1996

Scope and Contents

Contains newsletters for the "Pygmy Fund: The only organization in the world dedicated to saving the Pygmies from extinction and preserving their way of life with self-reliance and dignity."
box 5, folder 4

Clippings 1960, 1995

Scope and Contents

Includes a complete September 7, 1960 issue of "Kila Nguromo" newspaper.
box 5, folder 5

Miscellaneous 1959, undated

Scope and Contents

Includes a book on soldering "Soudeurs Jueni Kusuder;" potential Swahili booklet "Bila!"; and French pamphlet "XXV-Anniversaire De L'Association Coloniale Liegeoise."
box 5, folder 6

"African Fauna Flora Cards" undated

Scope and Contents

Contains "Côte d'Or" color illustration cards consisting mostly aquatic life.
 

Travel Materials undated

box 5, folder 7

Travel Brochures undated

Scope and Contents

Brochure of "Usumbura" moved to Oversized Folder 1.
box 5, folder 8

East Congo Travel undated

 

Maps undated

box 5, folder 9

Original Maps undated

box 5, folder 10

Miscellaneous Maps undated

os_folder 1

"Comité National Du Kivu" 1948

Scope and Contents

Created by Dresée Par G. Rulot. "Photozincographié a l'Institut Géographique Militaire-Bruxelles 1948."
os_folder 1

"Comité National Du Kivu" 1949

Scope and Contents

Created by Dresée Par G.Rulot.
os_folder 1

"Map of Kenya & Uganda" undated

Scope and Contents

Unknown author. Map described as " showing railways and road with through routes to adjoining territories."
os_folder 1

"Afrique: Carte Générale Politique-économique" undated

Scope and Contents

Created by Kümmerly & Frey, BerneMap "Printed in Switzerland."
 

Photographic Materials 1937-1960s, undated

Arrangement

Photographic prints arranged by country and topic are based on description and groupings provided by donor.

Scope and Contents

Photographic prints, postcards, and albums.
 

By country

box 6, envelope 1-8

Algeria 1948

 

Belgian Congo

Processing Information

Photographs were originally in an envelope labeled 'Belgian Congo', further arrangement by geographic region was made based on verso description written on the back of each print.
box 6, envelope 9-10

General Belgian Congo 1947

box 6, envelope 11

Baraka circa 1950

box 6, envelope 12-13

Biega 1953

box 6, envelope 14-17

Eastern Belgian Congo circa 1955

box 6, envelope 18

Ishungu undated

box 6, envelope 19

Kakondo 1953

box 6, envelope 20

Kalehe 1953, 1959

box 6, envelope 21-23

Kalundu 1954 April

box 6, envelope 24-26

Katanga Province undated

box 6, envelope 27-28

Kauimvira 1954

box 6, envelope 29

Kirasimbi Volcano undated

box 6, envelope 30

Lake Kivu undated

box 6, envelope 31-46

Luama River 1947, 1953

box 6, envelope 47-51

Luemba undated

box 6, envelope 52-53

Lwiro I.R.S.A.C. Research Center 1953

box 6, envelope 54

Makengere undated

box 6, envelope 55

Mikeno Volcano undated

box 6, envelope 56

Mount Munanira undated

box 6, envelope 57

Nyiragong Volcano undated

box 6, envelope 58-61

Ruzizi River undated

box 6, envelope 62-64

Ruzizi River Bridge 1954

box 7, folder 1

Ruwenzori Moutains undated

box 6, envelope 65-66

Lake Taganyika 1954

box 6, envelope 67-75

Lake Tumba 1950-1952

box 6, envelope 76

Uvira 1954

box 6, envelope 77-80

Uvira I.R.S.A.C Research Center 1958

box 6, envelope 81-84

Uvira Fishing Camp 1953-1954

box 6, envelope 85-95

Burundi 1953-1959

 

Kenya undated

box 7, folder 2

"Mount Kenya" undated

 

Tanzania 1960

box 6, envelope 96

Mount Kilimanjaro undated

box 6, envelope 97-106

Ngorongoro Crater 1960

box 6, envelope 107-108

Tabora 1960

box 6, envelope 109

Ujiji undated

box 6, envelope 110-111

Lake Victoria 1960

box 6, envelope 112

Zanzibar undated

 

By Topic 1937, 1960, undated

box 7, envelope 1-2

Gorilla undated

Scope and Contents

Content Warning: This envelope contains photographs depicting animal killings that are graphic in nature.
box 7, envelope 3-4

Miscellaneous 1937

box 7, envelope 5-7

Guru Swami Krishnand 1960

Scope and Contents

Includes Kodachrome transparencies of Krishnand.
box 7, envelope 8-18

Photoraphic Postcards undated

Scope and Contents

Indigenous African peoples.
 

Photographic Albums undated

Scope and Contents

Scrapbooks of photographs and photopostcards.
box 9

"Paris" undated

box 11

"Kilalo-ya, Muungu" undated

box 11

"French Somalia" undated

box 10, folder 1

"World Tour: Africa" undated

box 10, folder 2

Numbered Photographs undated

box 10, folder 3

Scrapbook Photos undated

 

Audiovisual Materials 1956-1960s, undated

Access

Original audiovisual materials are not available until they have been reformatted. If interested in accessing these materials, please contact us for more information.
 

Sound Recordings 1956, undated

box MC30

Excerpts of nature sounds, California Academy of Sciences undated

Physical Description: 1, 1/4-inch sound tape reel

Scope and Contents

"Track 1. Excerpt from the 'Sea Around Us by Rachel Carson in English; Track 2. Excerpt from the African Newspaper 'HODI' in Swahili language; Track 3: This is a True Story In Swahili of one of our numerous hunting safari in the African jungle. Kulumbata Nyama."
box MC11

undated

Physical Description: 2, 1/4-inch sound tape reels

Scope and Contents

"Reel 1. Side 1: Yedo Komoriuta (lullaby); Kojo No Tsuki; Aru Hareta Hi Ni (Madame Butterfly); Sakura-Sakura Festival Music; Mat Suri; Yedo Matsuri Bayashi; Gion Bayashi; Suwa Daiko; Side 2: Hachijo Daiko; Yagi Bushi; Etchu Ohara Bushi; Soroban Odori; Soma Bonuta; Tairyo Bushi. Reel 2. 7 1/2. Sakura Sakura. Oyedo Nihonbashi; Rokudan; Miya-san, Miya-san; Kazoe Uta; Sukiyaki Song; Chidori No Kyoku; Kappore; Yakko-San."
box MC11

Debut conference I cotes. Alvira Belgian Congo von Tour du Monde 1956 March 1

Physical Description: 2, 1/4-inch sound tape reels

Scope and Contents

"Reel 1: Debut conference I cotes. Uvira Belgian Congo von Tour du Monde; Commence Pas. Reel 2: 10 derniéres minutes de la conférence; Les feuilles mortes de J. Kosma par Lucienne Belgie; L'âme des poétes de Ch. Trenet par Yvette Girau; Vera Lynn. Popular Medley. Tell me you're mine - I Believe; Half as much. The Isle of Innisfree. You belong to me. Frieré Beruienne. I Chier & Denoncim. Luis Mariano. Les Lavandieres Du Portugal. Luchessi. Popp Luis."
 

Motion Picture undated

box 13

circa 1960

Physical Description: 8 film reels (8 mm)

Scope and Contents

Three film Reels are labeled: "I. Fini," "II. Fini," and "III. Fini".
 

Incremental Materials

Processing Information

These incremental materials were processed to a baseline standard that employs an accession inventory for description. An accession inventory is a basic description of an archival collection with no attempt at intellectual arrangement. The depth of description varies depending on the format of the materials and the amount of pre-existing description received when the materials were acquired.
 

Paper material

box 17

1928-1986

Scope and Contents

This box contains manuscript drafts, journals, and printed matter. The following is a list of original enclosure titles contained in the box: "Ecology"; "Earthquake at Uvira, Lake Tanganyika"; "Ecologie Coloniale"; "Forms used for counting animals in a special sector"; "Entomology Africa"; "Urbain Kinet's work in Africa/Belgian Congo."
box 18

1938-1968

Scope and Contents

This box contains printed matter, research material, and a journal. The following is a list of original enclosure titles contained in the box: "About Kilimanjaro, also some Bibliography"; "Lexiolue Botanique"; "Seismo Uvira"; "Notes and Letters, Africa"; "Tanganyika Lake"; "Malacologie Conchyleiologie."
box 19

1940-1975

Scope and Contents

This box contains printed matter and journals. The following is a list of original enclosure titles contained in the box: "Zooleo"; "Example of Islamism in Africa, also in Swahili."
 

Photographs

box 15

1948-1954

Scope and Contents

This box contains photo prints. The following list contains original enclosure titles present in the box: "Lake Tumba Area"; "Mammals"; "Kibuye"; "Parc National Albert Congo Belge"; "Gorilla."
box 16

1947-1957

Scope and Contents

This box contains photo prints and slides. The following list contains original enclosure titles present in the box: "Various Photos from Uvira, Bukava"; "Native woman"; "Virunga Mountains"; "Parc National Albert Congo Belge Faune"; "Uganada"; "Ruwerzori."