Audiovisual Materials, 1930s-1950s
Scope and Contents
Contains photographs, photo albums, and 16mm motion picture films. The photographs and films were produced during the fieldwork campaigns at the Red Sea Monasteries in Egypt and at Hagia Sophia, Kariye Camii, and other sites in Istanbul, Turkey from the 1930s to the 1950s. They document the fieldworkers’ conservation and restoration techniques and highlight various types of Byzantine art and architecture.
Dates
- Creation: 1930s-1950s
Language of Materials
Coptic, English, French, German, Greek, Russian, Turkish
Physical Description
32 boxes including 22 folders and 29 photoalbums
Conditions Governing Access
An appointment is required for access to these papers. To request an appointment, fill out the online form: http://www.doaks.org/research/library-archives/access-and-hours/schedule-an-appointment.
For research queries, contact the staff of Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives (library@doaks.org).
Subgroup 2, Series 1 of this collection (fieldwork notebooks and research notes, 1929- 1970s) has been fully digitized and is accessible online through this finding aid.
Extent
1 collectionArrangement
Arranged by medium (photographs, photo albums, motion picture films, etc.) in chronological order.
Existence and location of copies
For digital copies of materials in this series, see the following:
- Red Sea Monasteries, Egypt (photographs) - See seven (7) compact discs: “T. Whittemore Photographic Survey of the Monastery of St. Anthony [and] St. Paul; Photographer: Kazazian.” Some photographs may also be represented in the online exhibit, "Before Byzantiium: The Early Archaeological Activities of Thomas Whittemore (1871-1931)," http://www.doaks.org/library-archives/icfa/special-projects/online-exhibitions/before-byzantium/red-sea-monasteries-gallery
- Red Sea Monasteries, Egypt (motion picture film) - http://www.doaks.org/library-archives/icfa/special-projects/moving-image-collection/red-sea-monastery-of-st-anthony
- Conservation of Mosaics at Hagia Sophia, Istanbul (photographs) - http://via.lib.harvard.edu/via/deliver/deepLinkResults?kw2=byzantine%20institute%20of%20america&kw1=hagia%20sophia&bool1=and&index2=Name&index1=Title&repositoryLimit=Dumbarton%20Oaks
- Conservation work at Hagia Sophia and Kariye Camii, Istanbul (motion picture films) - http://www.doaks.org/library-archives/icfa/special-projects/moving-image-collection
Creator
- From the Collection: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1940- (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Dumbarton Oaks Repository
Dumbarton Oaks holds archival collections in its Rare Book Collection, Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives, and the Dumbarton Oaks Archives. The collections include: the papers of noteworthy scholars in the three fields that Dumbarton Oaks supports (Byzantine, Pre-Columbian, and Garden and Landscape); image collections depicting objects or sites of topical interest to scholars in the three fields; Beatrix Farrand’s personal archive of letters and original drawings that document the development of the Dumbarton Oaks Garden; and institutional records and architectural plans and drawings documenting the history of Dumbarton Oaks. For more information about hours and to make an appointment to consult any of the collections listed here, please fill out the request form: https://www.doaks.org/research/library-archives/schedule-an-appointment