Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1898 - 1950 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
7 boxes, 40cm
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated to RBGE in 2011
Content and structure area
Scope and content
•Collection of photographs, glass plate negatives and lantern slides [to be arranged] (includes 2 photos taken by Roland Edgar Cooper, and one by A.W. Borthwick)
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Collection is open to researchers by appointment, see (right click, open link in new tab:) https://www.rbge.org.uk/science-and-conservation/library-and-archives/visiting-the-library/ but ability to view items like glass plate negatives and lantern slides in the library would be restricted due to the fragile nature of the material.
Conditions governing reproduction
Permission required from RBGE.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
There are also William Edgar Evans's negatives in the RBGE glass plate negative collection.
Notes area
Note
Edinburgh and the Forth: through the lens of Morningside photographer William Edgar Evans 1882-1963. Author: Cant, Malcolm, Publisher: Catrine; Stenlake., 2010. Database: WorldCat
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Cooper, Roland Edgar (Subject)
- Borthwick, A.W. (Subject)