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Inventory of the Paul Weinberg Photographs, 1979-2004

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Descriptive Summary

Repository
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University
Creator
Weinberg, Paul.
Title
Paul Weinberg Photographs, 1979-2004
Language of Material
Material in English
Extent
15 Linear Feet

433 Items
Abstract
South African born documentary photographer.
Collection contains black and white and color prints from several of Weinberg's exhibits and books including Travelling Light, The Moving Spirit, In Search of the San, Going Home, Once We Were Hunters, Kosi Bay, Working the Land & Back to the Land, and Durban-Impressions of an African City. Photographs document rural indigenous communities and urban culture in several African countries. Also included are 10 CDR's containing high resolution scans of photographs in the collection. These disks have been removed from the collection migrated to the Special Collections server.
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Administrative Information

Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
However, collection may contain materials to which the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibilities and Privacy Rights form applies. Patrons must sign this form before using this collection.
Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library to use this collection.
Copyright Notice
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Paul Weinberg Photographs, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The Paul Weinberg Photographs were received by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library as a gift in 2006.
Processing Information
Processed by Karen Glynn, March 2008
Encoded by John Mayrose, March 2008
This collection is minimally processed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: "DACS," EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local "Style Guide."
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Biographical Note

South African born documentary photographer.

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Collection Overview

Collection contains black and white and color prints from several of Weinberg's exhibits and books including Travelling Light, The Moving Spirit, In Search of the San, Going Home, Once We Were Hunters, Kosi Bay, Working the Land & Back to the Land, and Durban-Impressions of an African City. Photographs document rural indigenous communities and urban culture in several African countries. Also included are 10 CDR's containing high resolution scans of photographs in the collection. These disks have been removed from the collection migrated to the Special Collections server.
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Subject Headings

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List of Series in Collection
Accession (2006-0119), 1979-2004
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Preliminary Description of Collection

Accession (2006-0119), 1979-2004

Accession contains black and white and color prints from several of Weinberg's exhibits and books including Travelling Light, The Moving Spirit, In Search of the San, Going Home, Once We Were Hunters, Kosi Bay, Working the Land & Back to the Land, and Durban-Impressions of an African City. Photographs document rural indigenous communities and urban culture in several African countries. Also included are 10 CDR's containing high resolution scans of photographs in the collection. These disks have been removed from the collection migrated to the Special Collections server.

Photographic Prints
 24 Boxes
Box 1
Travelling Light, 1979-2004, Special Edition  (17x22, 13 b/w digital prints made on Hahnemuhle Inkjet Fine Art Paper (640267-501 Photo Rag 308 gm2))
A 25 year retrospective of Paul’s photography in Southern Africa.
Box 2
Travelling Light, Special Edition  (17x22, 13 b/w digital prints)
Box 3
Travelling Light, Special Edition  (17x22, 13 b/w digital prints)
Box 4
Travelling Light, Special Edition  (17x22, 13 b/w digital prints)
Box 5
Travelling Light, Special Edition  (17x22, 13 b/w digital prints)
Box 6
Travelling Light, Special Edition  (17x22, 13 b/w digital prints)
Box 7
Travelling Light, Special Edition  (17x22, 14 b/w digital prints))
Box 8
The Moving Spirit  (16 ½ x 23 ½, 18 b/w digital prints)
Photographs of religious rituals and spiritual practices in Africa.
Box 9
The Moving Spirit  (16 ½ x 23 ½, 18 b/w digital prints)
Box 10
The Moving Spirit  (16 ½ x 23 ½, 20 b/w digital prints)
Box 11
In Search of the San, 1984-1997  (12x16, 22 b/w silver prints)
Photographs of Africa’s first people, the San.
Box 12
In Search of the San, 1984-1997  (8x10, 20 b/w silver prints)
Box 13
Going Home, 1984-1989  (8x10, 8 ¾ x 12 7/8, 18 b/w silver prints)
Photographs of Pietermaritzburg, the neighborhood where Weinberg was raised
Box 14
Going Home, 1984-1989  (8x10, 8 ¾ x 12 7/8, 16 b/w silver prints)
Box 15
Going Home, 1984-1989  (8x10, 8 ¾ x 12 7/8, 17 b/w silver prints)
Box 16
Once We Were Hunters, 1999  (10x15, 21 digital color prints)
Photo and textual documentation of 7 different indigenous groups and their relationship to the land.
Box 17
Once We Were Hunters, 1999  (10x15, 21 digital color prints)
Box 18
The Culture of Cricket, Oct-Dec 2002  (12x16, 10 b/w silver prints)
Depicts the culture of cricket in South Africa, urban to rural.
Khekhekhe Mtetwa-the story of a Zulu Family, 2000-2002  (12x16, 17 b/w silver prints.)
Photographs of Khekhekhe Mtetwa, a famous sangoma (traditional healer) in Kwa Zulu Natal.
Box 19
Kosi Bay, 1987-1995  (10 ½ x15 ¼, 11 ½ x15, 12x16, 20 b/w silver prints)
A community of fishermen located on the Mozambique border of Kwa Zulu Natal. Work received the Mother Jones Documentary Award in 1983.
Box 20
Kosi Bay, 1993  (10 ½ x15 ¼, 11 ½ x15, 12x16, 10 b/w silver prints)
Working the Land & Back to the Land, 1980s  (12x15 ¾, 10 b/w silver prints)
Photographs made while working at the Environmental and Development Agency (EDA) as photographer and picture editor.
Box 21
Working the Land & Back to the Land, 1980s  (12x15 ¾, 10 b/w silver prints)
Box 22
Durban-Impressions of an African City, 1995-2002  (10x14 ¼, 16 dig. color prints)
Box 23
Durban-Impressions of an African City, 1995-2002  (10x14 ¼, 17 dig. color prints)
Box 24
An End to Waiting, 1994  (11 ¾ x16 ½, 20 b/w digital prints)
Signed special edition, the first South African democratic election Feb-May 1994.
Poetry Africa, April 2003  (12x16, 10 b/w silver prints)
Photographs of the annual Poetry Africa festival in Durban, South Africa.

Electronic Files
 10 CDR's
Data CD 001
In Search of the San
Travelling Light
Data CD 002
Once We Were Hunters - Mozambique and Namibia
Data CD 003
Once We Were Hunters - Bushmen - Namibia
Data CD 004
Once We Were Hunters - Kenya and Maputuland
Data CD 005
Once We Were Hunters - Kenya
Data CD 006
Once We Were Hunters - Zimbabwe and Richtersveld
Data CD 007
Impressions of an African City
Data CD 008
Elections
Data CD 009
The Moving Spirit - Part One
Data CD 010
The Moving Spirit - Part Two