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Five pages. Two copies of a two-page memo from David H. McCuen to Robert Gilka regarding "Photographic coverage for AFRICA book," and dated 12/16/69. Copy #1 (Pages 1&2) has handwritten notes. Copy #2 (Pages 3&4) is marked "To Elisofon" but otherwise ...

1969, undated

African history · place not specified

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art. Visual details below describe the original material.

Cataloged as “Five pages. Two copies of a two-page memo from David H. McCuen to Robert Gilka regarding "Photographic coverage for AFRICA book," and dated 12/16/69. Copy #1 (Pages 1&2) has handwritten notes. Copy #2 (Pages 3&4) is marked "To Elisofon" but otherwise ...”.

Collection
Eliot Elisofon Field collection
Archival grouping
Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Manuscript Materials / W-1: National Geographic Correspondence
Catalog date
1969, undated
Cataloged creator or photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
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This is a catalog record for historical archival material, not a biography. Catalog wording reflects the source record. Metadata reuse does not grant permission to reproduce restricted photographs or documents.

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art — original record ↗

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Catalog reference: sova.eepa.1973-001_ref41037

Collection: Eliot Elisofon Field collection

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