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Summary InformationAt a Glance
DescriptionSummaryCollection of approximately 350 photographs, taken approximately 1955-1965?; chiefly depicting missionary activities in Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa, and other unidentified locations likely in Sub-Saharan Africa. Depictions include: individual and group portraits of missionaries and their families, and African men, women, and children in both Western and traditional dress; individuals engaged in weddings, baptisms, agriculture, cooking, construction, and other activities; boats, airplanes, automobiles; landscape and livestock; building interiors and exteriors.
General NoteCollective title devised by cataloger Photographer not identified Many photographs have manuscript captions on versos Most photographs measure 6 x 9 cm or 6 x 6 cm Photographs mounted in album using adhesive corner mounts; some empty mounts indicating removal of photographs Album consists of black paper leaves bound in green leather boards with yellow string tie binding; gold-lettering on front board: Photo album Using the CollectionBurke Library at Union Theological Seminary About the Finding Aid / Processing InformationColumbia University Libraries, Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary Subject HeadingsThe subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches at Columbia University through the Archival Collections Portal and through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, as well as ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives. All links open new windows. Genre/Form
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