Caldwell (Phila and George) print and slide collection about Kenya and Antarctica, 1971, 1987

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Summary

Title:
Phila and George Caldwell Print and Slide Collection about Kenya and Antarctica,
Dates:
1971, 1987
Creators:
Caldwell, Mrs. Phila M. 1917-2008
Abstract:
Photographs and slides taken by Phila and George Caldwell on a Los Angeles Natural History Museum collecting expedition to Kenya in 1971, and on a Society Expedition cruise to the Antarctic in 1987.
Extent:
2 boxes (1 linear ft.)
Language:
Collection materials in English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Phila and George Caldwell print and slide collection about Kenya and Antarctica (Manuscript collection 313). Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library History and Special Collections for the Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

The Kenya material consists of 43 color snap shots (33 3x5" and 10 3x4" prints), four 35mm color slides, and a six-page letter to friends sent from the field.

The Antarctica material includes 240 colored 35mm slides, a one-page printed itinerary and a printed notebook titled "Project Antarctica" provided by the company running the cruise.

The collection is organized into the following series:

  • Series 1. Field Work : Kenya, circa 1971
  • Series 2. Ecotourism : Antarctica, between 1987 and 1990

Biographical / historical:

Phila and George Caldwell were well-known philanthropists who supported cultural, educational, and family-support institutions in Southern California. These world travelers were trustees of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles and sometimes accompanied Museum staff on collection expeditions. The Caldwells owned the Milbank House in Santa Monica, Calif., a remarkably well preserved Craftsman style home built in 1911 by Phila Caldwell's grandfather, Isaac Milbank. Through Mrs. Caldwell's initiative the house was designated a Santa Monica Landmark.

Phila McFie Caldwell was born in Los Angeles and attended Marlborough School and UCLA. She and George Caldwell were married during World War II. George Caldwell died in 1990 and Phila died in 2008, at age 91.

Acquisition information:
The materials were a gift of Mrs. Phila M. Caldwell to the History and Special Collections Division, University of California, Los Angeles, in August, 2001.
Physical location:
Biomedical Library History and Special Collections for the Sciences cage manuscripts
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Collection processed and machine-readable finding aid created by UCLA Biomedical Library staff.
Date Prepared:
©2009
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from ColdFusion web application and SQLServer relational database. Date of source: July 2007

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Property rights in the physical objects belong to the UCLA Biomedical Library. Literary 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 if the Biomedical Library does not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Phila and George Caldwell print and slide collection about Kenya and Antarctica (Manuscript collection 313). Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library History and Special Collections for the Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library
12-077 Center for Health Sciences, Box 951798
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1798, US
Contact:
(310) 825-6940
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