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[John S. Service photograph collection].
BANC PIC 2002.109--PIClocal
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[John S. Service photograph collection]Creator/Contributor:
Service, John S. (John Stewart), 1909-1999, creatorAbstract:
Chiefly snapshots and travel photographs taken or collected by Service during his time in China in the 1930s and 1940s, and
upon return visits in the 1970s and 1980s. Some copy photographs of historical views are also present. Boxes 1-7: slides.
-- Box 8: chiefly slides, with some small format contact prints and miscellaneous pictures. -- Volume (fALB): album of China
photographs from the 1940s. -- Oversize folders (B and C): Chinese literacy prints and a portrait sketch, etc. -- Oversize
box (ffALB): Presentation plate with portrait. -- ROLL: panoramic photo possibly of Chungking in 1923-1924. -- NEG portfolio:
negatives from 1971 China trip (matching prints in PIC Box 8, folders 1-3) and negatives from an envelope labeled "Chungking
1944 Bombing." -- NNEG: restricted rolled film negatives, 1930s-1940s.
Date:
[approximately 1930-1984] (issued)Subject:
a-cc---Politics and government
China -- Pictorial works
China -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Pictorial works
Chine -- Politique et gouvernement -- 20e siècle -- Ouvrages illustrés
China
Service, John S. (John Stewart) -- 1909-1999 -- Pictorial works
Service, John S. (John Stewart) -- 1909-1999
Note:
Title devised by cataloger.
Collected and/or photographed by John S. Service.
Collection comprises approximately 5,344 slides (35mm), 1,100 photographic prints, 300 negatives, and some prints and drawings.
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
NEGATIVES (NEG portfolio 1): RESTRICTED. Available for use by appointment only.
NITRATE NEGATIVES (NNEG box): CLOSED TO RESEARCH DUE TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESTRICTIONS.
ROLLED PHOTO (ROLL): CLOSED TO RESEARCH DUE TO CONDITION. Requires conservation treatment before use.
Transferred from the John S. Service papers (BANC MSS 87/21 cz).
Finding aid available in the library.
Diplomat and China expert for the U.S. Foreign Service; political adviser on Chinese affairs to General Douglas MacArthur;
charged with disloyalty by Senator Joseph McCarthy. Served as the Resident China scholar, University of California, Berkeley,
1962-
Type:
graphicPictorial works.
Physical Description:
photoprint
slide
approximately 6,780 items in 8 boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 album, 2 oversize folders, 1 negative portfolio, 1 negative box, and
1 roll.
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC PIC 2002.109--PIClocal
Origin:
Various placesCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
NEGATIVES (NEG portfolio 1): RESTRICTED. Available for use by appointment only.
NITRATE NEGATIVES (NNEG box): CLOSED TO RESEARCH DUE TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESTRICTIONS.
ROLLED PHOTO (ROLL): CLOSED TO RESEARCH DUE TO CONDITION. Requires conservation treatment before use.