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National Anthropological Archives
Willard Edwin Graves photographs of Burma, 1908-1913
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.75-7
- Creators:
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Graves, Willard Edwin
- Dates:
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1908-1913
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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67 Lantern slides1 Cassette tape
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs depicting government buildings, Christian missions, Buddhist pagodas and monks, Muslim mosques, industry, agriculture, and dances in Burma. People depicted include Chins, Karens, Shans, Burmese, and Methodist missionaries. Some of the handcolored lantern slides are marked by the Christian Lecture Bureau in Chicago and others depict a map and sheet music, indicating that they may have been assembled for a lecture.
A recording made in 1970 by the Reverend Harry Harwood, who taught at the same school as Graves but at a later time, includes a commentary on the slides.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Williard Edwin Graves (1880-1966) was an American missionary in Rangoon from 1908-1913. He and his wife, Almyra Alford Graves, were commissioned by the Board of Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church to teach at the Methodist Episcopal Church School for Boys in Rangoon. Graves later served as principal of the school until his wife's ill health forced them to return to the United States.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Existence and Location of Copies note
Digital surrogate is available online.
Custodial History note
The lantern slides and tape recording were donated by Anabel and James Robertson to the Department of Anthropology and then transferred to the National Anthropological Archives, 1974.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
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Conditions Governing Use note
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Preferred Citation note
Photo lot 75-7, Willard Edwin Graves photographs of Burma, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional missionary photographs of Burma can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 74-50.
Location of Other Archival Materials
The United Methodist Church's General Commission on Archives and History holds the Willard Edwin Graves Papers.
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 75-7
Keywords
National Anthropological Archives
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