Miscellaneous photographic prints, largely relating to the city of Durham, and to the north of England. Most concern Durham cathedral and castle, views of the city and buildings within it, and pictures of people connected with it. Some are professional photographs, others amateur snapshots.
Durham University Library Miscellaneous Photographs
This material is held atDurham University Archives
- Reference
- GB 33 MIP
- Dates of Creation
- 19th-20th century
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- 244 items
Scope and Content
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in the following categories:
- 1. Photographs not fitting into any other specific category
- 4. People (not part of the university)
- 5. Durham castle (building and contents)
- 6. Durham cathedral
- 7. Durham city
- 8. Other North-East
- 9. Elsewhere
Access Information
Open for consultation.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by gift at different times from many sources.
Other Finding Aids
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to make any published use of material from the collection must be sought in advance from the Sub-Librarian, Special Collections (e-mail PG.Library@durham.ac.uk) and, where appropriate, from the copyright owner. The Library will assist where possible with identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material.
Custodial History
Photographs (PH 2-3) relating to university persons, buildings or events were extracted by Michael Stansfield in 2006 and added to the appropriate sequences in UND/CK1, as some were part of series that were then split across the two collections.
Accruals
Additions continue to be made to the collection.