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National Anthropological Archives
Leonora Jackson McKim photograph collection of scenery and people in Norway, Israel and Palestine, Italy, and Canada, undated
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.159
- Creators:
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McKim, Leonora Jackson, 1880-1969
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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24 Printsalbumen5 Printsprobably chromolithograph4 Printscollotype2 Printssilver gelatin
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs depicting people and historically or geologically significant sites. Most of the collection consists of images of Norway, particularly the Sami people, towns, and reindeer. It also includes oversized postcards depicting temple remains in Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy, color images of Biblical locations in Jerusalem and Palestine, and images of "The Beehive" and Bow River in Canada. Most of the images are not dated, though some of the photographs of Norway were made circa 1892.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Leonora Jackson (1880-1969) was a female concert violinist who performed at venues around the world. Mrs. Grover Cleveland and George Vanderbilt sponsored her violin training in Chicago, Paris, and Berlin until Jackson made her debut in 1896. She was awarded the Mendelssohn State Prize by the Prussian government in 1898. In 1915 she married Dr. William Duncan McKim (1855-1935), a member of a wealthy Baltimore merchant family. Jackson and McKim traveled extensively and amassed a large art collection, large portions of which she donated to the Smithsonian and the Maryland Historical Society.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Existence and Location of Copies note
Digital surrogate is available online.
Custodial History note
Donated by Leonora Jackson McKim to the United States National Museum in 1941 (accession 161740).Four photographs were found in the files in the office of Gus Van Beek, an anthropologist at the Smithsonian, and transferred to the National Anthropological Archives, 1979.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use note
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Preferred Citation note
Photo Lot 159, Leonora Jackson McKim photograph collection of scenery and people in Norway, Israel and Palestine, Italy, and Canada, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
This collection has been relocated from Photo Lot 79-38.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional photographs donated by McKim, which were previously filed in Photo Lot 37 and Photo Lot 97, have been relocated and merged with Photo Lot 159. These photographs were also donated by McKim in accession 161740 and form part of this collection.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional material donated by McKim can be found in the Department of Anthropology in accession 161740, 164201, and 210599.
Location of Other Archival Materials
The Library of Congress Music Division holds the Leonora Jackson and William Duncan McKim Collection.
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Leonora Jackson McKim photograph collection of scenery and people in Norway, Israel and Palestine, Italy, and Canada, undated
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 159
, USNM ACC 161740
Addl. KW Subj
Addl. KW Subj
Lapps
Keywords
National Anthropological Archives
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