Series VI. PHOTOGRAPHS, OVERSIZED, AUDIOVISUAL, 1939-2010, n.d. (#PD.1-PD.13, FD.1-FD.4, F+D.1 - F+D.4, OD.1-OD.2, SD.1, T-538, DVD-134, E.6-E.13)
Scope and Contents
Series VI, PHOTOGRAPHS, OVERSIZED, AUDIOVISUAL, 1939-2010, n.d. (#PD.1-PD.13, FD.1-FD.4, F+D.1 - F+D.4, OD.1-OD.2, SD.1, T-538, DVD-13, E.6-E.13), contains informal and formal portraits of Baxandall, ranging from infancy through her later years as an activist and educator. Group photographs include Baxandall and her classmates at Public School 81, at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and in France. There are also photographs of Baxandall taken during her overseas travels with her husband Lee, with family members, and friends visiting her home in Truro, Massachusetts. Most of the photographs in this collection are or will be digitized and available online. Audiovisual material consists of an audiocassette of Baxandall interviewing Robert Gangi, Executive Director of the Correctional Association of New York, and a DVD containing tributes from Baxandall's students at her retirement party. Oversized material in this series serves as an abbreviated shelf list for oversized items fully described previously, including diplomas and degrees; artwork, feminist cartoons and related graphics, and full page newsletters. The series is arranged by format and chronologically thereunder. Folder titles were created by the processor.
Dates
- Creation: 1933-2015
Language of Materials
Most materials in English, some in French.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research. Rosalyn Baxandall's diaries, journals, and other personal writings (#3.6, 4.10-5.2, 13.1-14.8) requires the written permission of Phineas Baxandall until January 1, 2030. Upon his death, access to this material is unrestricted as specified in the agreement between Phineas Baxandall and Schlesinger Library.
An appointment is necessary to use any audiovisual material.
Extent
19.1 linear feet ((42 +1/2 file boxes, 2 card file boxes) plus 4 folio folders, 4 folio+ folders, 2 oversize folders, 1 supersize folder, 13 photograph folders, 1 oversize photograph folder, 1 audiocassette, 1 DVD.)1554 Megabytes (483 files)
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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