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COLLECTION Identifier: PH.GL.001

British gardens aerial photographs collection

Scope and Contents

Contains aerial photographs of historic estates and gardens in the United Kingdom (England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales). The vast majority of the material relates to English sites with some coverage of Scotland, but minimal representation for Ireland and Wales.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1900s-1980s

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).

Extent

6.3 linear feet (15 boxes)

Arrangement

Photographs are organized by location - region (England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales), county, and estate - filed alphabetically within each grouping.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The source of this collection is unknown. However, some photographs have labels that indicate that the original negatives are from the Cambridge University Aerial Photography Committee, the Courtauld Institute, the National Monuments Record, and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.

Existence and Location of Originals

Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photography, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge: http://www.geog.cam.ac.uk/cucap/ The Courtauld Institute of Art, Image Libraries: http://www.courtauld.ac.uk/research/photographic/index.shtml The National Collection of Aerial Photography, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland: http://www.rcahms.gov.uk/what-we-hold/the-national-collection-of-aerial-photography. National Library of Aerial Photographs, Archive Collections, English Heritage: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/professional/archives-and-collections/nmr/archives/.

Title
British gardens aerial photographs collection, circa 1900s-1980s (PH.GL.001): Finding Aid
Date
December 12, 2018
Description rules
dacs
Language of description
eng
EAD ID
dca00016

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

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