Hiss (Philip Hanson) Photograph Collection, ca. 1939-early 1940s

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Summary

Title:
Philip Hanson Hiss Photograph Collection,
Dates:
ca. 1939-early 1940s
Creators:
Hiss (Philip Hanson)
Extent:
.4 linear feet (1 document box)
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

Philip Hanson Hiss Photograph Collection. Bernath Mss 76. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains 120+ black/white professional photographs of people and scenes in Aruba, Bali, Bonaire, Curacao, Hawaii, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Martin, and Surinam, taken by Philip Hanson Hiss (1910-1988), ca. 1939-early 1940s.

Hiss was a photographer, author, and world traveler who, during World War II, served in the Office of Strategic Service (OSS). Photos from this collection appear in Hiss' books, Bali (1941) and Netherlands America: The Dutch Territories in the West (1943). The images appearing in the books have accompanying captions.

Acquisition information:
Purchase, 2003.
Physical location:
Del Sur

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by D. Tambo
Date Prepared:
© 2003
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid in EAD v. 1.0 derived from MS Word 2000 file by David C. Gartrell. Date of source: 01 December 2003 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

None.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred citation:

Philip Hanson Hiss Photograph Collection. Bernath Mss 76. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:
UC Santa Barbara Library
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
Contact:
(805) 893-3062
special@library.ucsb.edu
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