Series VI. PHOTOGRAPHS AND OVERSIZED, ca.1940-1997 (PD.1-PD.25, FD.1-FD.3, F+D.1-F+D.2, OD.1)
Scope and Contents
Series VI. PHOTOGRAPHS AND OVERSIZED, ca.1940-1997 (PD.1-PD.25, FD.1-FD.3, F+D.1-F+D.2, OD.1), includes photographs and negatives of Betty Jean Lifton and her husband, Robert J. Lifton, as well as members of Lifton's biological and adoptive families. Also included are photographs produced as potential illustrations for several of her articles and books, including Red Horse of the Mountain, Children of Vietnam and her unpublished autobiographical novel, "Visions of the Far East." Others are photographs of friends Lifton met in Japan, individuals interviewed for her book King of Children. Most of these photographs were found with other papers and relocated to this series in the order that they were found. They are followed by two folders of loose photographs and oversized material. Most of the photographs in this collection are or will be digitized and available online. Oversized material consists of documents described previously in other series as well as items originally found with other documents in previous series. This listing serves as a shelf list for all oversized material in the collection.
Dates
- Creation: 1884-2010
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1939-2010
Language of Materials
Materials in English, Polish, Hebrew, German, or Japanese.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Most of the collection is open for research. An appointment is necessary to use any audiovisual material.
Folders #28.7, 28.9, 28.11-28.12, 31.4, 31.6, 31.13-31.14, 32.1, 32.4-32.5, 32.8-32.10, 32.13, 32.16, 33.10, 33.12, 34.2, 34.5-34.6, 34.21, 35.4, 35.7, 36.1-36.2, 36.5, 36.7-36.10, 36.15, 36.17, 37.3, 37.6, 38.3, 38.5, 38.14, 39.14, 43.4, 44.1, 44.6, 45.8, 45.15, 46.6, 17.6, 47.7, 50.7 are closed until January 1, 2020 though January 1, 2080 as noted below. These files, where access would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy for third party individuals, are closed for a period of 90 years from the date of birth of the individual discussed in the file.
Folders #86.1-107.20 are closed until January 1, 2027 through January 1, 2096 and folders #108.6-108.15 are closed until January 1, 2042 through January 1, 2070 as noted below. Client files are closed for a period of 90 years from the date of birth of the youngest client discussed in the file.
Extent
45.04 linear feet ((108 file boxes) plus 3 folio folders, 2 folio+ folders, 1 oversize folders, 25 photograph folders, 58 audiotapes)Physical Location
Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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