- Collection Overview
- Collection Description & Creator Information
- Access & Use
- Collection History
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Collection Overview
- Creator:
- Borri, Bartolomeo
- Title:
- Princeton University Library Collection of Bartolomeo Borri Photographs
- Repository:
- Manuscripts Division
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/gm80hv335
- Dates:
- 1890s
- Size:
- 3 boxes and 3.4 linear feet
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scamss): Boxes 1, P-000203 to P-000204
- Language:
- English
Abstract
Consists of an open collection of photographs mainly of Corfu Island and other places in Greece, by Bartolomeo Borri, including Athens, the Acropolis and its monuments and Piraeus.
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
The collection is an open collection of photographs by Bartolomeo Borri.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Borri, Bartolomeo
Bartolomeo Borri was a photographer of Italian origin who was noted for his photographs of Greece, particularly Corfu, where he had a studio.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
Purchase from Krul Antiquarian Books, Bernard J. Shapero Rare Books, and Frattis Auctions in 2005-2012; Acquired with matching funds provided by the Program in Hellenic Studies with the support of the Stanley J. Seeger Hellenic Fund and Gift of the Program in Hellenic Studies with the support of the Stanley J. Seeger Hellenic Fund (AM2006-71, 2008-81, 2012-108; 2013-12; 2013-84; 2019-24; 2019-110).
- Appraisal
No materials were removed from the collection during 2018 processing beyond routine appraisal practices.
- Processing Information
Folder inventory added by Nicholas Williams '2015 in 2012.
This finding aid was updated by Kalliopi Balatsouka in October 2018. New items were processed and described by Kalliopi Balatsouka in 2020 and 2022.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
- Credit this material:
Princeton University Library Collection of Bartolomeo Borri Photographs; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/gm80hv335
- Location:
-
Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scamss): Boxes 1, P-000203 to P-000204
Find More
- Genre Terms:
- Albumen prints. -- 19th century
Photographs -- Greece -- Corfu. -- 19th century - Places:
- Acropolis (Athens, Greece). -- photographs
Corfu Island (Greece) -- photographs
Parthenon (Athens, Greece). -- photographs
Lycabettus, Mount (Greece) -- Photographs.
Piraeus (Greece). -- photographs
Greece -- photographs