1Harvard Semitic Museum Photographic ArchivesVisual Collections, Fine Arts LibraryAn Inventory of the Core Collection, Haynes Collection,Later Accessioned Materials (including the Fisher Collection),and Unaccessioned "Add.HSM" Materials(including the Twitchell Collection and the Ullens Archive)prepared by Jeff Spurrwith assistance from Amanda Phillipsand Erdem CipaVisual Collections/Aga Khan ProgramFine Arts Library, Harvard Universitylatest revision, February 20022The purpose of this report is to present the results of the inventory and reorganization of the Harvard Semitic MuseumPhotographic Archives undertaken during the summer of 1995 after its transfer to the Visual Collections of the Harvard FineArts Library. The report has been substantially modified and elaborated upon during FY 96. The report indicates the types ofrecords available for the constituent parts of the collection, it provides a list of the items and a count of the number of imagesin each part, and indicates what is present and what is missing or otherwise problematic about it. It gives a briefcharacterization of the contents of each unit and includes a list of the photographers whose work is to be found amongst them,particularly for the nineteenth century material. It also provides the current location of each part by newly-assigned box or unitnumber. It closes with summary assessments of the organization of the collection, of the records, of non-organizationalproblems to be addressed (such as preservation), and of the card index, with some recommendations for further improvement.Contents:p. 2 HSM Core Collection (missing items only)p. 3 Haynes Collectionp. 4 Harvard College Library (HCL) Photographsp. 4 Later accessioned materials, acquired 1977-92p. 10 Fisher Collectionp. 18 Add.HSM categories (materials left unaccessioned by HSM)p. 18 Twitchell Collectionp. 21 Ullens Archivep. 24 Lantern slide collection(s)p. 25 Statisticsp. 28 Summary3HSM CORE COLLECTIONThe original accession book records 1642 numbered photographs and their sources, most with subject descriptions. Photos 1428-1642 documented the classicalarchitecture of Rome; otherwise, the collection is devoted to Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt (& Sinai), ancient and "modern," and pharaonic andMesopotamian artifacts. Of the original 1642, 1558 remain; only the 84 missing photographs are recorded here. The primary photographers were Frank MasonGood for Francis Frith, the Bonfils family, Antonio Beato and the Alinari studio. Small numbers of Roman views came from G. Gatteschi (5), Niski Landi (3)& Spadoni (1). At an unknown time (probably early 1970s) the original numbering was arbitrarily recommenced from 1701 to 1735. These include Bonfils (1701-26),all Palestine; Zangaki (1727 & 32), Arnoux (1728) & Sébah (1729-31), all Egypt. The presence or absence of copy negatives and copy prints is also indicated.The absence of both indicates the likelihood that the photo(s) in question went missing before 1942. If either one is present, the originals were still in the collectionas of the 1970s. Thus 19 prints (396, 1113-30), which were present at that time, were not transferred to the Visual Collections.The Core Collection resides in boxes 1-60.box number corenumberdescription originalnumberrecords copynegativescopyprints9-101262- 325 Islamic Spain J. Laurent acc. book missing missing12 396 Rock of the Apostles and Place of the Betrayal by Judas Bonfils 306 acc. book present present37 1113-1130 all Luxor A. Beato, 121- 138acc. book missing present‘ 1642 Rome, oversized Alinari acc. book missing missingDue to size, photos 772-3 (Baalbek) & 744-6 (Damascus) are in AKP office; photos 1428-1432 & 1633-1641 are in a marked drawerin the back of the VC. “Bonfils duplicates” includes a copy of HSM 396 (Bonfils #306).Instances where only the copy negatives and/or copy prints are missing (total: 10 negatives, 8 prints):box number corenumberdescription originalnumberrecords comments copynegativescopyprints1 1 British Museum, front view British Museum acc. book missing present10 332 Palestine, Village of Ramleh; Tower of Martyrs Bonfils 242 acc. book identification card present present missing 1Whoever arranged these photos in archival boxes at the Semitic Museum elided these numbers completely;they were already missing at the time of the core collection's rediscovery in 1970.4box number corenumberdescription originalnumberrecords comments copynegativecopyprint10 345 Jerusalem, General View and Church of St. Anne Bonfils 255 acc. book identification card present present missing12 393 Jerusalem, Garden of Gethsemane Bonfils 303 acc. book missing present14-15 452-499 Palestine, Syria; misc Bonfils 363-412 acc. book on exhibit at Eastman House? present missing15 505 Damascus; gen. v. of fortress Bonfils 418 acc. book missing present22 739 Damascus; Great Mosque and General View Bonfils 784 acc. book removed 11/18/83; initialedJINpresent missing26 880 Dead Sea, mountains of Judea, from North Bonfils 913 acc. book missing present35 1100 Edfu; Ptolemy and Philometer (frieze) A. Beato 108 acc. book missing present45 1275 Karnak, First Court of the Temple A. Beato 283 acc. book missing present50 1391 Abydos, Facade of Temple A. Beato 402 acc. book missing present51 1397 Abydos, Seti I between Horus and Isis A. Beato 408 acc. book missing present53-59 1428-1642 Rome Alinari acc. book missing missing60 1703 Wailing Wall Bonfils not in book missing missingThe Core Collection ends with 1642, but also includes the 1701-1735 addendum. Clearly, there are instances where negatives and prints were not madefor some sections of the collection. In all likelihood this is due to subject: the Roman material was of less concern to the Semitic Museum curators.Bonfils duplicates:36 original Bonfils prints which either replicate Core Collection photos or some of the later accessioned material. They are located in box 61. Lists are in the box, the filebox, and the accession binder. They were received by the museum sometime prior to 1942. Various units of the Archives contain many other Bonfils prints, noted below.The HAYNES COLLECTION.The collection is complete, 1-120. The records are in the original HSM accession book. There is a complete duplicate set. The Haynes Collection also includes seven copynegatives and prints, listed here. Subjects include Hittite reliefs, Phrygian, Greek, Early Christian & Byzantine, Islamic &