Identity area
Reference code
MS 254/8
Title
Photographs
Date(s)
- 1773-1970s (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
0.12 linear meters
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Repository
Archival history
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Copies of photographs of ships, animals, harpoons, eskimos, Newfoundland Seal Hunt, Photographs used by Grampian Television Ltd and from the marketing of the film Moby Dick . Some photographs were taken by D'Arcy Thomson's assistant, Aleck Rodger, who accompanied the SS Active’s whaling expedition in 1894. Others were taken by a student of Thomson's, David Dickson, who accompanied the SS Eclipse‘s arctic expedition in 1894. The original glass negatives of these photographs are held by Perth Museum & Art Gallery, where Rodger became curator after leaving UCD in 1896
Accruals
Not expected
System of arrangement
Usually chronological within series.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.
Conditions governing reproduction
Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.
Language of material
Script of material
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Photographs
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Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Description control area
Description identifier
MS 254/8
Rules and/or conventions used
Description compiled in line with the following standards: International Council on Archives, ISAD(G) General International Standard Archival Description; International Council on Archives, ISAAR(CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons, and Families; National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997
Status
Catalogued
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English