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Davenport College and Pierson College, Yale University, photographs

 Collection
Call Number: RU 600

Scope and Contents

The collection contains photographs, slides, and pictures of Davenport College and Pierson College at Yale. Included are interior and exterior views, views of the masters' houses, dining halls, and courtyards, as well as photographs documenting construction.

Dates

  • 1930-1961

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright for materials authored or otherwise produced as official business of Yale University is retained by Yale University. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Arrangement

The materials are arranged in two series: I. Construction Progress Photographs, 1930-1932. II. General Views, circa 1930-1969.

Extent

6 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

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

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ru.0600

Abstract

The collection contains photographs, slides, and pictures of Davenport College and Pierson College at Yale. Included are interior and exterior views, views of the masters" houses, dining halls, and courtyards, as well as photographs documenting construction.

General note

Forms part of Yale Record Group 46-B (YRG 46-B), Records and materials documenting individual Yale buildings, facilities, and grounds.

Processing Information

Yale University records are arranged and described at the accession level by the creating office. The University Archives creates collection level descriptive records, but typically does no further arrangement and description at the accession level.

Title
Guide to the Davenport College and Pierson College, Yale University, Photographs
Status
Under Revision
Author
compiled by Staff of Manuscripts and Archives
Date
September 1998
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository

Contact:
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)

Location

Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511

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