Mary Louise Church photographic collection
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of 798 black and white travel photographs, 1905-1911, in seven albums and one folder. The photographs were probably taken by Mary Louise Church. Locations include: Oberammergau and Munich, Germany; Hong Kong, Shanghai, Macao, and Canton in China; Marken, Netherlands; Ronda, Toledo, Madrid, Seville, and the Alhambra, Spain; Brittany, France; Devonshire, Clovelly, Woodstock, Iffley, Kenilworth, Blenheim, Lincoln, York, and Stoke Poges, England; Dublin, Killarney, Blarney, and Cork, Ireland; Venice and the Rialto, Pompeii, Sorrento, Naples, Florence, Rome, and Tremezzo, Italy; Calcutta (now Kolkata), Madras (now Chennai), Bombay (now Mumbai), and Darjeeling, India; Tibet; Sri Lanka; Burma (also known as Myanmar); and Jakarta, Indonesia.
Dates
- Creation: 1905-1911
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Extent
0.5 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box and 7 albums)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection consists of about 800 black and white travel photographs, 1905-1911, the bulk of which are in seven photograph albums. The photographs were probably taken by Mary Louise Church, and depict locations in Germany, China, the Netherlands, Spain, France, England, Ireland, Italy, India, Tibet, Sri Lanka, Burma, and Indonesia.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Ruth Church Robertson, April 1973 (Lib. Acc. 12515).
Processing Information
Collection includes items designated Album 400, Album 401, Album 402, Album 403, Album 404, Album 405 and Album 406.
Subject
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Brittany (France) -- Photographs
- Burma -- Photographs
- China -- Photographs
- England -- Photographs
- Germany -- Photographs
- India -- Photographs
- Ireland -- Photographs
- Italy -- Photographs
- Jakarta (Indonesia) -- Photographs
- Spain -- Photographs
- Sri Lanka -- Photographs
- Tibet -- Photographs
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Mary Louise Church photographic collection
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2012; revised 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
1200 SW Park Ave.
Portland OR 97205 United States
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