Overview
| Repository: |
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
P. O. Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520-8240 Email: beinecke.library@yale.edu Phone: (203) 432-2972 Fax: (203) 432-4047 |
| Call Number: | GEN MSS 590 |
| Creator: | Lmanian, Alexander, 1925-1996. |
| Title: | Photographs of Washington, D.C., and New Haven, Connecticut. |
| Dates: | 1964-1969 |
| Bulk Dates: | 1968-1969 |
| Physical Description: | 2 boxes |
| Physical Description: | 0.75 linear feet |
| Physical Description: | 745 negatives : film, b & w ; 5.7 x 5.7 cm. and smaller. |
| Language(s): | Materials in English. |
| Summary: | Photographs created by Alexander Lmanian that document locations and events in Washington, D.C., and its vicinity, 1964-1968, as well as New Haven, Connecticut, 1968-1969. The images of Washington document the physical impact of riots on the city following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., April 4-8, 1968. |
| Note: | Title devised by cataloger. |
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| Catalog Record: | A record for this collection, including location information, may be available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog. |
Administrative Information
Provenance
Purchased from the William Reese Co. on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2007.
Information about Access
This collection is open for research.
Restricted Fragile in box 1 may be consulted only with permission of the appropriate curator.
This collection may be housed off-site at Yale’s Library Shelving Facility (LSF). To determine if all or part of this collection is housed off-site please check the library’s online catalog, Orbis; material for which the location is given as “LSF” must be requested 36 hours in advance. Please consult with Beinecke Access Services for more information.
Ownership & Copyright
The Alexander Lmanian, Photographs of Washington, D.C., and New Haven, Connecticut is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Cite As
Alexander Lmanian, Photographs of Washington, D.C., and New Haven, Connecticut. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Alternative Formats
Digital surrogates for all of the images in this collection are available through Digital Images Online database of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Biography
Alexander Lmanian (1925-1996) was a sergeant in the United States Army in World War II, and after the war became a stringer photographer for the New Haven Register newspaper and the Associated Press.
Description of the Papers
This collection consists of photographs created by Alexander Lmanian that document locations and events in Washington, D.C., and its vicinity, 1964-1968, as well as New Haven, Connecticut, 1968-1969.
Images of Washington document the physical impact of riots on the city following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., April 4-8, 1968, as well as events and memorials in the city and vicinity, 1967-1968. Other images include figure and nude studies.
Images of New Haven primarily document locations in the city, including overhead views of the New Haven Green and city streets, particularly the intersection of Chapel Street and College Street, as well as images of the Yale University campus.
Many images show the interior of his rooms in Washington and New Haven, including his model airplanes, copy photographs of his calendar, and self-portraits.
Arrangement
Series I. Negatives