Scope and Contents
The collection includes images from sites and repositories in the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Israel, Italy, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and Ukraine.
Dates
- 1942-2000s
Conditions Governing Access
An appointment is required to consult the collection. Please submit appointment requests here: http://www.doaks.org/research/library-archives/access-and-hours/schedule-an-appointment. A detailed inventory is available here: https://www.doaks.org/research/library-archives/inventories/ph-bz-001/view. For research queries, contact the staff of Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives (icfa@doaks.org).
Extent
10 linear feet (24 boxes, containing approximately 1,800 black and white photographic prints)Arrangement
Photographs are arranged alphabetically by country or geographic region, then alphabetically by city and site/repository.
Repository Details
Part of the Dumbarton Oaks Repository
With more than a million unique and historical items, archival collections in ICFA represent the three areas of study supported by Dumbarton Oaks: Byzantine, Pre-Columbian, and Garden and Landscape. Collections are generally comprised of administrative records, fieldwork papers, photographic prints, negatives, slides, oversize drawings, and moving images. Appointments are available Monday to Friday from 9:30am-12pm and 1-4:40pm (excpet Federal Holidays).