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:
McKim, Leonora Jackson, 1880-1969
Dates:
undated
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
24 Prints
albumen
5 Prints
probably chromolithograph
4 Prints
collotype
2 Prints
silver 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
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USNM ACC 161740

Addl. KW Subj

Addl. KW Subj
Lapps


Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Norway Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lapland Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Jerusalem Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Agrigento (Italy) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sami (European people) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Romans Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Jews Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Palestinian Arabs Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Israel Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Palestine Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Canada Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Boorne & May Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lindahl, Axel, 1841-1906 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Pillsbury Picture Co. Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Valentine, James, 1815-1879 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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