Identity area
Reference code
DcWaDIC PH.GL.001
Title
British Gardens Aerial Photographs Collection, ca. 1900s-1980s
Date(s)
- ca. 1900s-1980s (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
15 boxes of black and white aerial photographs
Context area
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The source of this collection is unknown. However, some photographs have labels that indicate that the original negatives are from the Cambridge University Aerial Photography Committee, the Courtauld Institute, the National Monuments Record, and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Contains aerial photographs of historic estates and gardens in the United Kingdom (England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales). The vast majority of the material relates to English sites with some coverage of Scotland, but minimal representation for Ireland and Wales.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Photographs are organized by location - region (England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales), county, and estate - filed alphabetically within each grouping.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Access to the collection is unrestricted. It is available for research purposes. Appointment is required for access because researcher space is limited: http://www.doaks.org/icfa-appointment-request-form. For research queries, contact the staff of Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives (icfa@doaks.org).
Conditions governing reproduction
Photographs are for research and study purposes only. Since the source of the images has not been determined, their copyright status is also unknown.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A draft inventory is available: http://www.doaks.org/library-archives/icfa/britishgardens-inventory.pdf
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
- Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photography, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge: http://www.geog.cam.ac.uk/cucap/
- The Courtauld Institute of Art, Image Libraries: http://www.courtauld.ac.uk/research/photographic/index.shtml
- The National Collection of Aerial Photography, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland: http://www.rcahms.gov.uk/what-we-hold/the-national-collection-of-aerial-photography.
- National Library of Aerial Photographs, Archive Collections, English Heritage: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/professional/archives-and-collections/nmr/archives/.
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
Description control area
Description identifier
US
Institution identifier
DcWaDIC
Rules and/or conventions used
Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)
Status
Draft
Level of detail
Minimal
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Rights area
Related right
Act
Research
Restriction
Allow
Start date
End date
Rights holder
Rights note(s)
Preferred Citation: British Gardens Aerial Photographs Study Collection, PH.GL.001, Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives, Dumbarton Oaks, Trustees for Harvard University, Washington, D.C.
Basis
Policy
Related right
Act
Publish
Restriction
Disallow
Start date
End date
Rights holder
Rights note(s)
Photographs are for research and study purposes only.
Basis
Copyright
Copyright status
Under copyright
Copyright status date
Copyright jurisdiction
Copyright note
Digital object metadata
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doaks-icfa-gal-aerial-garden-photos.pdf
Media type
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