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Title

  • Schäfer collection

Names

  • Schäfer, Ernst, 1910-1992.
  • Hedin, Sven Anders, 1865-1952, DLC, associated name

Created / Published

  • 1931-1939.

Headings

  • -  German Tibet Expedition (1938-1939)
  • -  Schäfer, Ernst,--1910-1992--Travel--China--Tibet
  • -  Expeditions & surveys--China--Tibet--1930-1940

Notes

  • -  This catalog record contains preliminary data.
  • -  Title devised by Library staff.
  • -  Material stored off site. Containers include: 172 AA size, 38 F size.
  • -  Container list: Schafer.
  • -  Photographs from Ernst Schäfer expeditions to China, the Himalayas, and Tibet.
  • -  Formerly known as the Sven Hedin Collection.
  • -  Related items in LOT 4673.
  • -  May be part of material confiscated by U.S. military intelligence authorities, 1945-1946 and transerred to LC in 1947.
  • -  Media includes photographic prints, glass and film negatives (some nitrate).
  • -  Safety film negative processed as LC-MISC-15-001.
  • -  Nitrate film negatives processed as LC-MISC-23-401 through 527.
  • -  Source not recorded; (PR 06 CN 113).

Medium

  • ca. 35,000 items.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Unprocessed in PR 06 CN 113 [P&P]

Repository

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2010651980

Rights Advisory

Access Advisory

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  • Reproduction Number: ---
  • Call Number: Unprocessed in PR 06 CN 113 [P&P]
  • Access Advisory: Served by appointment (Unprocessed). To make a request, see "Access to Unprocessed Materials," https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/info/022_unpr.html Due to safety regulations, nitrate film can't be served to the public.

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Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Schäfer, Ernst, and Sven Anders Hedin. Schäfer Collection. to 1939, 1931.

APA citation style:

Schäfer, E. & Hedin, S. A. (1931) Schäfer Collection. to 1939.

MLA citation style:

Schäfer, Ernst, and Sven Anders Hedin. Schäfer Collection. to 1939, 1931.