willistravel Inventory of the William H. Willis Travel Slide Collection, 1950s-1970s Processed by: Rachel Penniman; machine-readable finding aid created by: Rachel Penniman David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

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 Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: October 2012Processed by Rachel Penniman, October 2012; finding aid encoded by Rachel Penniman, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, October 2012 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and local Style Guide Inventory of the William H. Willis Travel Slide Collection, 1950s-1970s David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

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 Descriptive Summary David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University Willis, William H. William H. Willis Travel Slide Collection, 1950s-1970s Material in English 3.0 Linear Feet 6000 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. William H. Willis was Professor and Chair of the Department of Classics at Duke University. Collection contains approximately 6000 travel slides from Europe, Asia, and the Middle East dating 1950s-1970s. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

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 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], William H. Willis Travel Slide Collection, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

 Provenance

The William H. Willis Travel Slide Collection were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift.

Processing Information

Processed by Rachel Penniman, October 2012

Encoded by Rachel Penniman, October 2012

Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 2012-0157

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 local Style Guide.

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

 Biographical Note

William H. Willis was Professor and Chair of the Department of Classics at Duke University.

 Collection Overview

Collection contains color slides from travel in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East with notable holdings from Greece and Turkey, are arranged first geographically and then by date. Original grouping for slide shows that were housed in carousels are maintained and noted.

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Willis, William H. Travel Photography. Europe--Color slides. Asia--Color slides. Middle East--Color slides. Greece--Color slides. Turkey--Color slides. Contents of Collection Travel Slides, 1950s-1970s (5 boxes)

Arranged in slide boxes within larger storage boxes, except for box 5 which is only a single slide box.

 1.1Scotland, 1960 1.1England, 1959 1.1Portugal, 1967 1.1Spain, 1967 1.1France, 1970 1.1Netherlands, 1955 & 1957 1.2Netherlands, 1955 & 1957 1.2Netherlands, 1960 1.2Netherlands, undated 1.3Netherlands, 1959-69, Slide Show Carousel #1 1.3Netherlands, 1959-69, Slide Show Carousel #2 1.3Netherlands, 1963 1.4Norway, 1958 1.4Norway, 1967 1.4Norway, undated 1.4Sweden, 1958 1.4Finland, 1958 1.5Switzerland, 1957 1.5Italy, 1957 1.6Italy, 1957 1.6Italy, 1970 1.6Italy, 1971 1.6Italy, undated 1.6Tunisia, 1970 2.1Czech Republic, 1958 2.1Croatia, undated 2.1Greece, Special Showing undated 2.2Greece, Special Showing undated 2.2Greece, Thera & Santorini, 1971 2.2Greece, 1972 2.2Greece, Greek islands, undated 2.3Greece, Greek islands, undated 2.4Greece, Greek islands, undated 2.4Greece, Mystras, undated 2.4Greece, undated 2.5Greece, undated 2.6Greece, undated 2.6Turkey, 1963-1964 3.1Turkey, 1963-1964 3.1Turkey, Istanbul Slide Show, 1964 3.1Turkey, Ephasus Slide Show, 1964 3.2Turkey, Ephasus Slide Show, 1964 3.2Turkey, Slide Show, 1964 3.2Turkey, Slide Show Carousel #1, 1968 3.2Turkey, Slide Show Carousel #2, 1968 3.3Turkey, Slide Show Carousel #2, 1968 3.3Turkey, Slide Show Carousel #3, 1968 3.3Turkey, 1968 3.4Turkey, 1968 3.4Russia, 1958 3.5Russia, 1958 3.5Egypt, Slide Show Carousel #1, undated 3.5Egypt, Slide Show Carousel #2, undated 3.6Egypt, undated 4.1Egypt, undated 4.1Jerusalem & West Bank, 1961 4.1Jordan, 1961 4.1Lebanon, 1961 4.2Syria, 1961 4.2Iran, undated 4.2India, 1959 4.3India, 1959 4.3Sri Lanka, 1959 4.4Sri Lanka, 1959 4.4Nepal, 1959 4.4Burma, 1959 4.5Burma, 1959 4.5Thailand, 1959 4.5Cambodia, 1959 4.6Cambodia, 1959 4.6Hong Kong, 1959 4.6Japan, 1959 5Japan, 1959 5Brookfield Center, undated 5Unknown, undated