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Basil Johnson Photograph Collection
Bernath Mss 223  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access Restrictions
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Scope and Content of Collection
  • Indexing Terms
  • Related Materials

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Basil Johnson Photograph Collection
    Dates: ca. 1940s-1970s
    Bulk Dates: 1960s-1970s
    Collection number: Bernath Mss 223
    Collection Size: 0.8 linear feet (2 document boxes)
    Creator: Johnson, B. L. C. (Basil Leonard Clyde), 1919-
    Repository: University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Dept. of Special Collections
    Santa Barbara, CA 93106
    Abstract: The collection contains several hundred black and white prints and color slides taken by Basil Johnson, Emeritus Professor of Geography at the Australian National University.
    Physical location: Del Norte.
    Languages: English

    Access Restrictions

    None.

    Publication Rights

    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

    Basil Johnson Photograph Collection. Bernath Mss 223. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

    Acquisition Information

    Purchase, 2005-2006.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    The collection contains several hundred black and white prints and color slides taken by Basil Johnson, Emeritus Professor of Geography at the Australian National University. Locations include Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Malaya, Pakistan, Singapore, Papua New Guinea, and Thailand. Many rural scenes, with local inhabitants, with an emphasis on water-related issues such as irrigation and wells.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
    Water use.
    Pakistan--Pictorial works.
    Bangladesh--Pictorial works.
    Borneo--Pictorial works.
    Cambodia--Pictorial works.
    Malaya--Pictorial works.
    Singapore--Pictorial works.
    Thailand--Pictorial works.
    Papua New Guinea--Pictorial works.

    Related Materials

    Books by Johnson in the Main Library:
    • Bangladesh. Main Library DS393.5 .J64 1982.
    • South Asia : selective studies of the essential geography of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. Main Library DS337 .J63 1981.
    • Pakistan. Southern Regional Library HC440.5 .J56.
    • India, resources and development. Main Library HN683.5 .J58 1979.
    • South Asia; selective studies of the essential geography of India, Pakistan, and Ceylon, 1969 ed., Main Library DS335 .J57; 1971 ed., Main Library DS335 .J57 1971.