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General, A-Z, 1903-1949 2 boxes

SOME ONLINE CONTENT
Consists of correspondence with such individuals as T. S. Eliot, Carl Schuster, Jaidera Singh, and Thomas Whittemore.
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Correspondence, 1903-1949 2 boxes

SOME ONLINE CONTENT
Consists of correspondence with such individuals as T. S. Eliot, Carl Schuster, Jaidera Singh, and Thomas Whittemore, as well as family correspondence.
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Box 87, Box 88, Box 89
Unsorted oversize and mounted black-and-white prints, 14x18" and smaller, showing temples, sculptures, and artwork. Most are undated, though some contain detailed captions on the back. Includes photographs of temples and artwork at Sanchi, Agra, Java, Ellora, Mount Abu, Pattadakal and more.
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This subseries consists primarily of photographs of Indic temples and religious artwork, sculptures, figures, drawings, textiles, jewelry, inscriptions, coins, patterns, dancers, theater actors, and people, primarily from India, and also from Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Cambodia, Java, Siam (Thailand), China, Bali, Afghanistan, Burma, Assyria, Greece, Nepal, Persia (Iran), Tibet, Sumatra, Japan, Korea, Laos, Egypt, Turkey, Bhutan, Korea, Malaysia, Vietnam, Morocco, and Nigeria. Photographs show temples and artwork dating from the 3rd century B.C. until the 19th century. Though some photographs were taken by Coomaraswamy, most were collected from miscellaneous photographers, museums, and archaeological institutions, and many are unattributed.
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Consists primarily of photographs of Indic temples, artwork, and dance, collected by Coomaraswamy as part of his ongoing research on Indian art and religion, and during his long career as a curator at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Some photographs of Ananda K. Coomaraswamy and glass slides are also included. There is also a collection of negatives documenting his travels.