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Collection of Photographs, 1898-1992.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 198
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- Format:
- Other
- Author/Creator:
- Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993.
- Anderson, Marian.
- Genre:
- Pictures.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gift of Marian Anderson, 1977-1991.
- Physical Description:
- 100 albums and boxes
- Arrangement:
- Volumes 1-49: photographs of Marian Anderson and her milieu, arranged chronologically (1898-1992); Volumes 50-55: photographs at Marianna Farms, arranged chronologically (1940-1970s); Boxes 56-79: duplicates of photographs in Volumes 1-55; Boxes 80-86: photographic scrapbooks; Boxes 87-94: oversize photographs, arranged chronologically (1922-1992); Box 95: duplicates of photographs in Boxes 87-94; Boxes 96-100: photographs of friends, colleagues, and admirers, arranged alphabetically by the last name of the subject.
- Place of Publication:
- 1898-1992.
- Biography/History:
- American contralto.
- Summary:
- Comprehensive collection of photographic prints documenting the life and career of Marian Anderson. Exclusive of the scrapbooks, the collection contains 4,464 unique images. Most prints are black-and-white; some are color.
- OCLC:
- 228427173
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