National Anthropological Archives

Guy N. Collins photographs of Liberia, 1891-1911

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.90-27
Creators:
Collins, G. N. (Guy N.), 1872-1938
Dates:
1891-1911
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
35 Albumen prints
mounted
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Photographs documenting Liberian people and the Liberian natural and built environments, including the Saint Paul River, rock formations, barricades, dwellings, and other structures.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Guy N. Collins (1872-1938) was a botanist, geneticist, and plant explorer. While on hiatus from his undergraduate studies at Syracuse, Collins developed an interest in photography during an expedition in Liberia with Orator Fuller Cook. After the Spanish-American War, he worked for the office of Botanical Investigations and Experiments in the US Department of Agriculture. Collins joined Cook's exploration of Puerto Rican plant life, the results of which were published by the Smithsonian Institution in "Economic Plants of Porto Rico." Collins later became Principal Botanist in the USDA's Division of Cereal Crops and Diseases of the Bureau of Plant Industry and was a founder of the Washington Biologists' Field Club.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Perez H. Collins, Guy N. Collins's son, to the Department of Anthropology in 1986 (accession 374065). Photographs transferred to the National Anthropological Archives, 1990.

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 90-27, Guy N. Collins photographs of Liberia, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
Liberian objects collected by Collins and donated with the photographs can be found in the Department of Anthropology in accession 374065.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Collins's field book from 1915 can be found in the Smithsonian Institution Archives in SIA Acc. 12-011.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 90-27
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USNM ACC 374065


Keywords

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Kpelle (African people) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Cook, O. F. (Orator Fuller), 1867-1949 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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