Original Photographs, 1929-1950s
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of the Red Sea Monasteries in Egypt, and Hagia Sophia, Kariye Camii, and other sites in Istanbul, as well as images of Thomas Whittemore. This series also includes oversize photographs from the same sites.
Dates
- Creation: 1929-1950s
Language of Materials
Coptic, English, French, German, Greek, Russian, Turkish
Physical Description
3 boxes including 22 folders of photographs
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
Roughly arranged by size and then in chronological order
Existence and location of copies
For digital copies of the Red Sea Monasteries photographs, consult ICFA staff. Other copies of the Red Sea Monasteries photographs are also available in:
- Seven (7) compact discs: "T. Whittemore Photographic Survey of the Monastery of St. Anthony [and] St. Paul; Photographer: Kazazian"
- Site Book nos. 18-21
For digital copies of Carroll Wales's photographs, see compact discs nos.: 454-469 (accession nos. 2013.0010.0865-2013.0010.0866)
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