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weinbergpaul Inventory of the Paul Weinberg Photographs, 1979-2004 Processed by: Karen Glynn; machine-readable finding aid created by: John Mayrose David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

Aleph Number: 003445990

Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: March 2008Processed by Karen Glynn, March 2008; Finding Aid encoded by John Mayrose, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, March 2008 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and our local Style Guide Inventory of the Paul Weinberg Photographs, 1979-2004 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

Descriptive Summary David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University Weinberg, Paul. Paul Weinberg Photographs, 1979-2004 Material in English 15 Linear Feet 433 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. 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 electronic records server. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Paul Weinberg Photographs, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University

Provenance

The Paul Weinberg Photographs were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript 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.

Biographical Note

South African born documentary photographer.

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 electronic records server.

Subject Headings

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Weinberg, Paul. San (African people)--Social conditions. San (African people)--Pictorial works. Africa, Southern--Religion--Pictorial works. South Africa--Religion--Pictorial works. Africa, Southern--Social life and customs. Africa, East--Social life and customs. South Africa--Pictorial works. Photographs. Contents 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 electronic records server.

Photographic Prints 24 Boxes 1Travelling 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.

2Travelling Light, Special Edition (17x22, 13 b/w digital prints) 3Travelling Light, Special Edition (17x22, 13 b/w digital prints) 4Travelling Light, Special Edition (17x22, 13 b/w digital prints) 5Travelling Light, Special Edition (17x22, 13 b/w digital prints) 6Travelling Light, Special Edition (17x22, 13 b/w digital prints) 7Travelling Light, Special Edition (17x22, 14 b/w digital prints)) 8The Moving Spirit (16 ½ x 23 ½, 18 b/w digital prints)

Photographs of religious rituals and spiritual practices in Africa.

9The Moving Spirit (16 ½ x 23 ½, 18 b/w digital prints) 10The Moving Spirit (16 ½ x 23 ½, 20 b/w digital prints) 11In Search of the San, 1984-1997(12x16, 22 b/w silver prints)

Photographs of Africa’s first people, the San.

12In Search of the San, 1984-1997(8x10, 20 b/w silver prints) 13Going Home, 1984-1989 (8x10, 8 ¾ x 12 7/8, 18 b/w silver prints)

Photographs of Pietermaritzburg, the neighborhood where Weinberg was raised

14Going Home, 1984-1989(8x10, 8 ¾ x 12 7/8, 16 b/w silver prints) 15Going Home, 1984-1989(8x10, 8 ¾ x 12 7/8, 17 b/w silver prints) 16Once We Were Hunters, 1999 (10x15, 21 digital color prints)

Photo and textual documentation of 7 different indigenous groups and their relationship to the land.

17Once We Were Hunters, 1999 (10x15, 21 digital color prints) 18The 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.

19Kosi 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.

20Kosi 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.

21Working the Land & Back to the Land, 1980s (12x15 ¾, 10 b/w silver prints) 22Durban-Impressions of an African City, 1995-2002 (10x14 ¼, 16 dig. color prints) 23Durban-Impressions of an African City, 1995-2002 (10x14 ¼, 17 dig. color prints) 24An 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 001In Search of the San Travelling Light 002Once We Were Hunters - Mozambique and Namibia 003Once We Were Hunters - Bushmen - Namibia 004Once We Were Hunters - Kenya and Maputuland 005Once We Were Hunters - Kenya 006Once We Were Hunters - Zimbabwe and Richtersveld 007Impressions of an African City 008Elections 009The Moving Spirit - Part One 010The Moving Spirit - Part Two