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Object Number
2001.29
Display Title
Marshall Family Expedition photographs
Descriptions
Archival Scope and Content
The collection primarily contains photographs from the1950-1961 Marshall Family Expeditions including negatives, prints, polaroids, slides and stereoview transparencies. Photograph catalogs (2001.29.1) from all expeditions document the subject of each photograph. The collection also includes genealogical cards (2001.29.2) with demographic and kinship information collected in Tsumkwe and other Ju/’hoan settlements in South West Africa by John Marshall and Claire Ritchie from 1980 to 1984.
Object Description
Collection of archival and photo-archival materials deriving from or relating to the Marshall Expeditions to South-West Africa between 1950 and 1961, including but not limited to black and white photographs and negatives; black and white, color, and stereoscopic transparencies; genealogical studies; and descriptive catalogues, index cards, detailed notes about the storage and cataloguing process, and other finding aids.
Inventory Description
Items from the Marshall Expeditions, 1950-1961
Department
Photographic
Archives
Archival Collection
Date
1944-1995
Culture
- Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Namibia
Africa / Botswana
Africa / Angola
Africa / Botswana
Africa / Angola
Additional Geographic Terms
Kalahari
Materials
Paper , Photograph
Credit Line
Gift of Laurence K. Marshall and Lorna J. Marshall, 2001
Provenance
Donor
Lorna Marshall
(1950 and later - 12/15/01)
Donor
John Marshall
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