Norman Ackerman Stereoview Collection
Abstract
This collection contains an assortment of stereoview cards published by Keystone View Company. The majority of the material is global tourism and travel related, with cards depicting regions in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Western and Eastern Europe, and North, South, and Central America. Additional card subjects include the American Civil War, World War I, and bugs.
Dates
- Creation: 1979-2015 and undated
Language of Materials
Languages represented in the collection: primarily English, but also includes French, German, Spanish, Danish, and Russian.
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to reproduce or to publish must be submitted in writing to Special Collections.
Extent
10 Linear Feet
Organization and Arrangement
This collection has been organized into the following series:
- Series 1: Stereoview cards
- Series 2: Stereoscopic viewers
- Series 3: Published materials
Physical Location
Please consult repository.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Norman Ackerman, circa 2015.
Accruals
No additions to the collection are anticipated.
Separated Materials
The following monograph items can be found in the Claremont Colleges Library online catalog using the keyword or uniform title search term “Norman Ackerman Stereoview Collection”:
- AV in 3D: Normalman, Flaming Carrot, Ms. Tree
- Battle for a Three Dimensional World
- Bugs in 3-D
- The Civil War in Depth: History in 3-D
- Egypt Through the Stereoscope: A Journey Through the Land of the Pharaohs
- Hanging Out: Stereographic Prints from the Collection of Samuel Wagstaff, Jr. at the J. Paul Getty Museum, October 13 through November 11, 1984.
- Jerry Iger's Sheena, Queen of the Jungle 3-D. #1.
- Norway Through the Steroscope; Notes on a Journey Through the Land of the Vikings
- Photographing in 3-D
- Stereo Views
- Three Dimensional Alien Worlds
- A Trip Around the World Through the Stereoscope
- Wonders of the Stereoscope
- The World War through the Stereoscope: A Visualized, Vitalized History of the Greatest Conflict of all the Ages
Genre / Form
- Title
- Norman Ackerman Stereoview Collection
- Status
- In Progress
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the 01 - Special Collections & Archives, The Claremont Colleges Library Repository
800 North Dartmouth Ave
Claremont CA 91711 United States
Email: specialcollections@claremont.edu