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Photographs of Washington, D.C., and New Haven, Connecticut.

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 590

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of photographs created by Alexander Lmanian that document locations and events in Washington, D.C., and its vicinity, 1964-1968, as well as New Haven, Connecticut, 1968-1969.

Images of Washington document the physical impact of riots on the city following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., April 4-8, 1968, as well as events and memorials in the city and vicinity, 1967-1968. Other images include figure and nude studies.

Images of New Haven primarily document locations in the city, including overhead views of the New Haven Green and city streets, particularly the intersection of Chapel Street and College Street, as well as images of the Yale University campus.

Many images show the interior of his rooms in Washington and New Haven, including his model airplanes, copy photographs of his calendar, and self-portraits.

Dates

  • 1964 - 1969
  • Majority of material found within 1968 - 1969

Creator

Language

English

Physical Description

745 negatives : film, b & w ; 5.7 x 5.7 cm. and smaller.

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Restricted Fragile in box 1 may be consulted only with permission of the appropriate curator.

Existence and Location of Copies

Digital surrogates for all of the images in this collection are available through Digital Images Online database of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Conditions Governing Use

The Alexander Lmanian, Photographs of Washington, D.C., and New Haven, Connecticut is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from the William Reese Co. on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2007.

Arrangement

Series I. Negatives

Extent

0.75 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.lmanian

Overview

Photographs created by Alexander Lmanian that document locations and events in Washington, D.C., and its vicinity, 1964-1968, as well as New Haven, Connecticut, 1968-1969. The images of Washington document the physical impact of riots on the city following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., April 4-8, 1968.

Biography

Alexander Lmanian (1925-1996) was a sergeant in the United States Army in World War II, and after the war became a stringer photographer for the New Haven Register newspaper and the Associated Press.

Physical Description

745 negatives : film, b & w ; 5.7 x 5.7 cm. and smaller.

General note

Title devised by cataloger.
Title
Guide to the Alexander Lmanian, Photographs of Washington, D.C., and New Haven, Connecticut
Author
by Matthew D. Mason
Date
October 2007
Language of description
Finding aid written in English.

Revision Statements

  • 2010-02-10: Transformed with yale.addEadidUrl.xsl. Adds @url with handle for finding aid. Overwrites @url if already present.

Repository Details

Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository

Contact:
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