Contents
- Descriptive Summary
- Biographical note
- Scope and Contents note
- Processing Information note
- Related Archival Materials note
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E. H. Duckworth Photograph Collection
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- E. H. Duckworth Photograph Collection
- Identifier
- BMRC.NU.DUCKWORTH
- Repository
- Northwestern University, Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies
- Language
- English
- Size
- 30.0 Linear feet
- Dates
- 1930-1953
- Creator
- Duckworth, Edward Harland
Biographical note
Edward Harland Duckworth (1893-1972) was Inspector of Education in Nigeria from 1930 to 1953. He was the founder and editor of the magazine Nigeria, and fought for the recognition of Nigerian arts and crafts, the establishment of museums and the preservation of “antiquities,” and above all for a wider concept of education.
Scope and Contents note
Collection is a recent acquisition (purchase) consisting of approximately 5,000 silver gelatin prints, with an unknown number of negatives, glass plate negatives, and lantern slides pertaining to Nigerian culture, history and inhabitants. Also included in the collection are original packing materials, shipping trunks, notes, and paper sleeves. Estimates indicate there are at lease 10,000 glass plate negatives and 30,000 negatives.
Processing Information note
This collection was surveyed as part of the Black Metropolis Research Consortium's Survey Initiative on 2010 March 24 by Lauren Kalal and Andrew Steadham.