Photographs

This material is held atUniversity of Dundee Archive Services

  • Reference
    • GB 254 MS 254/8
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1773-1970s
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • 0.12 linear meters

Scope and Content

Copies of photographs of ships, animals, harpoons, eskimos, Newfoundland Seal Hunt, Photographs used by Grampian Television Ltd and from the marketing of the film Moby Dick . Some photographs were taken by D'Arcy Thomson's assistant, Aleck Rodger, who accompanied the SS Active’s whaling expedition in 1894. Others were taken by a student of Thomson's, David Dickson, who accompanied the SS Eclipse‘s arctic expedition in 1894. The original glass negatives of these photographs are held by Perth Museum & Art Gallery, where Rodger became curator after leaving UCD in 1896

Arrangement

Usually chronological within series.

Access Information

Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Photographs

Archivist's Note

Description compiled by Jennifer Johnstone, Project Archivist, March 2007.

Conditions Governing Use

Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.

Accruals

Not expected

Additional Information

Published