Abstract
Among the various collections housed in the Archival & Special Collections CASC) at the University of Guelph is a group of photographic material that exhibits the integral role photography played in Scotland's tourism industry from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Photographic publishing firms such as G.W. Wilson & Co. and Valentine & Sons, Ltd. incorporated photography into their commercial repertoires and both helped to create and capitalize on Scotland's vibrant tourism industry during this period. This thesis focuses on this specific group of material that includes four bound albums, five opalines, seven travel view books, and over four hundred stereographs, and additionally looks at how institutions such as the ASC use descriptive tools like finding aids to provide access to and information about their collections. This thesis project reevaluates the structure and role of the finding aid as applied to photographic material in archival collections. Additional components such as a biographical sketches, a glossary of photographic terms, a geographic index, and a historical overview, have been incorporated to further demonstrate how a finding aid can build a greater web of connections and narratives for such collections.
Highlights
Among the thousands of rare books, manuscripts, diaries, atlflses, and letters that make up this world-renowned collection is a group of photographic material in Archival &Special Collections that exhibits the integral role photography played in Scotland's tourism industry throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
The material described by this finding aid centers on photography's place within Scotland's tourism industry in the nineteenth century
Leverette Collection, and the Scottish Collection. This finding aid includes additional research information to provide a more sound understanding of the historical, technological, and social elements associated with this specific group of photographic material, including biographical excerpts, an extended historical account of photography's role in Scotland's tourism industry, a glossary of photographic terms, a geographic index of key locations represented, and a selection of publications for further reading
Summary
A Finding Aid of Scottish Travel Photography at the Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph. Danielle McAllister Honours Bachelors ofArts, Studio Art, University of Guelph, 2007". A Thesis Project Presented to Ryerson University. The Art Gallery of Ontario, and the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film. I hereby declare that I am the sole author of this thesis. I authorize Ryerson University and George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film, to lend this thesis project to other institutions or individuals for the purpose of scholarly research. Museum of Photography and Film to reproduce this thesis project by photocopying or by other means, in total or in part, at the request of other institutions or. Individuals for the purpose of scholarly research
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