Annabel Jane Wharton papers, 1961-2008 and undated

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Summary

Creator:
Wharton, Annabel Jane, 1944-
Abstract:
Annabel Jane Wharton is the William B. Hamilton Professor of Art and Art History in Trinity College of Arts and Sciences at Duke University. Her initial area of research was Late Ancient and Byzantine art and culture. The collection contains photographs, notes, and travel ephemera from research trips she took to sites in Greece, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Syria, Jordan and other countries in West Asia. More recent research interests include the effects of modernity on ancient landscapes. Included in the collection are contains diaries kept by Wharton beginning in the late 1960s until 2008.
Extent:
17 Linear Feet
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
RL.11174

Background

Scope and content:

The Annabel Jane Wharton Papers document the professional life of Annabel Jane Wharton, the William B. Hamilton Professor of Art and Art History in Trinity College of Arts and Sciences at Duke University. Her initial area of research was Late Ancient and Byzantine art, architecture, and culture. Later research interests include modern architecture and new technologies for visualizing historical materials. The collection contains photographs, notes, and travel ephemera from research trips she took to sites in Greece, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, and other proximal countries. The Travel Binders series contains research files created by Wharton on international and domestic trips. They are composed of photographs, negatives, handwritten and typed notes, and ephemera from sites visited. The Diaries series contains appointment books kept by Wharton beginning in the late 1960s until 2008. The diaries track Wharton's travels, administrative and professorial duties at Duke, and her personal engagements. Included among the appointments and notes are drawings in Wharton's precise, narrow hand. The Photographs and Negatives series contain black-and-white and color photographs and negatives taken by Wharton. Some of them reflect more research trips, while others are family snapshots. The photographs are arranged by location names provided by Wharton.

Biographical / historical:

Born July 30, 1944, Annabel Wharton is the William B. Hamilton Professor of Art History at Duke University. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1966, her M.A. from the University of Chicago in 1969, and her Ph.D. from the University of London (UK) in 1975. She is the author of ten books, scores of academic articles, and has contributed sections to over a dozen books. She serves on the editorial board for The Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies. Her research interests include Early Christian & Byzantine Architecture, architectural history, medieval architecture, modern architecture, religious visual culture, and new technologies for visualizing historical materials.

Acquisition information:
The Annabel Jane Wharton Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2016.
Processing information:

Processed by Katrina Martin, March, 2016

Accessions described in this collection guide: 2016-0013

Arrangement:

Arranged into series: Travel Binders, Diaries, Photographs and Negatives.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects

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Subjects:
Art -- History -- Study and teaching
Travel Photography
History, Ancient
Format:
Diaries
Slides (photographs)
Black-and-white negatives
Color negatives
Black-and-white prints (photographs)
Color prints (photographs)
Names:
Wharton, Annabel Jane, 1944-
Places:
Duke University. Dept. of Art, Art History, and Visual Studies

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