Guide to the Christine Drennon European lantern slide collection, 1930s-1950 Christine Drennon European lantern slide C0068

Guide to the Christine Drennon European lantern slide collection, 1930s-1950

Christine Drennon European lantern slide
C0068

George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center.

Special Collections & Archives
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January 2019

Finding aid prepared by Amanda Brent

Repository

George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center

Collection Number

C0068

Title

Christine Drennon European lantern slide collection 1930s - 1950

URL:

http://scrc.gmu.edu/finding_aids/drennon.html

Physical Characteristics

1.0 linear feet (2 boxes)

Creator

University of Michigan

Creator

University of Texas

Language

English

Abstract

This collection contains lantern slides with images and maps of European cities in countries such as the Netherlands, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy.

Administrative Information

Use Restrictions

There are no use restrictions.

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions.

Alternative Form Available

Digitized versions of these items can be found here: Christine Drennon European lantern slide collection.

Preferred Citation

Christine Drennon European lantern slide collection, C0068, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Christine Drennon in 2002.

Processing Information

Processed by Special Collections Research Center staff. EAD markup completed by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty in August 2009. Additional processing and EAD markup completed by Kristen Korfitzen in October 2011. Collection reprocessed and finding aid updated by Amanda Brent in January 2019.

Biographical Information

Christine Drennon is an associate professor of sociology and anthropology at Trinity College in San Antonio, Texas. Drennon specializes in urban geography, particularly urban fragmentation and the consequent social reproduction of race, class, ethnicity, and gender relationships. Drennon received her Ph.D. from the University of Texas, Austin. Previously, she taught as an assistant professor of geography at George Mason University.

Scope and Content

The Christine Drennon European lantern slide collection contains 106 glass lantern slides from the Universities of Texas and Michigan. The collection consists of images and maps of pre and post-war Europe, including the Netherlands, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy. A large portion of the slides depict images and plans of polders - areas reclaimed from lakes and seas by the construction of a series of dams and dikes. Several slides reference historically significant events such as the 1945 inundation of the Wieringermeer - a polder in the northern Netherlands - by Nazi troops. Images show the Wieringermeer before, during, and after inundation. Images also include plans for the reconstruction of dams and the subsequent annexation of German territory awarded as reparations at the end of World War II. The collection also includes a number of images of urban and rural destruction as a result of World War II bombing campaigns across Europe. The rest of the collection includes images of city development, rural farming practices, industrial factories, and some monuments and areas of historical interest. All of the images and slides originate from the 20th century.

Arrangement

The collection was previously arranged into four series. The collection is currently arranged in its previous order without series.

Related Material

Special Collections Research Center holds other collections pertaining to Europe and World War II. It holds other collections containing glass lantern slides, such as the Randolph H. Lytton Historical Virginia collection and the Japanese invasion of Manchuria photograph collection. It also holds other early photography collections, such as the Larkin Family photograph collection.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Aerial photographs--Europe.
Amsterdam (Netherlands)--Slides.
Austria--Slides.
Cities and towns--Europe--Slides.
Europe--Geography--Slides.
Geneva (Switzerland)--Slides.
IJssel Lake (Netherlands)--Slides.
Lantern slides--Europe.
Le Havre (France)--Slides.
Longwy (France)--Slides.
Netherlands--Slides.
Piazza San Marco (Venice, Italy)--Slides.
Polders--Netherlands--Slides.
Rotterdam (Netherlands)--Slides.
Sparti (Greece)--Slides.
Strasbourg (France)--Slides.
Tyrol (Austria)--Slides.
Venice (Italy)--Slides.
Wieringermeer--Slides.
World War, 1939-1945.
Zurich (Switzerland)--Slides.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

Amsterdam (Netherlands)--Slides.
Austria--Slides.
Europe--Geography--Slides.
Geneva (Switzerland)--Slides.
IJssel Lake (Netherlands)--Slides.
Le Havre (France)--Slides.
Longwy (France)--Slides.
Netherlands--Slides.
Piazza San Marco (Venice, Italy)--Slides.
Polders--Netherlands--Slides.
Rotterdam (Netherlands)--Slides.
Sparti (Greece)--Slides.
Strasbourg (France)--Slides.
Tyrol (Austria)--Slides.
Venice (Italy)--Slides.
Wieringermeer--Slides.
Zurich (Switzerland)--Slides.

Contents List

Box: 1 Folder: 1

"Toward Integration of Europe" map,

circa 1940s

Political map of Europe and international alliances

Box: 1 Folder: 2

"East Central Europe - The Shatter Belt" map,

circa 1940s

Map of the distribution of coal, petroleum and iron in central Europe

Box: 1 Folder: 3

Map of Europe,

circa 1940s

Map of Europe grouping countries together by geographic location

Box: 1 Folder: 4

World map with Europe highlighted,

circa 1940s

Map of the world with Europe highlighted

Box: 1 Folder: 5

"'Marshall Plan in Action' Trip to W. Europe" map,

1948

Political map of Europe showing planned railroad improvements as part of the Marshall Plan

Box: 1 Folder: 6

"The Dutch-German Boundary Changes - 1949" map,

circa 1940s