Robert C. West Photographs
Scope and Contents Note
Some 6000 photographs taken in Mexico, Central America, and South America taken over the cours of Prof. West's career in Geography and Anthropology. The Mexican photographs, comprising two-thirds of the collection, emphasize rural house types and associated structures, as well as farming practices.
Photographs are individually described on verso, but no inventory has been completed. Contact the Benson Collection Rare Books and Manuscripts department for more information.
Dates
- Creation: undated
Language of Materials
English, Spanish
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Biographical Sketch
[Under construction]
Full Extent
6000 photographs
Abstract
Some 6000 photographs taken in Mexico, Central America, and South America taken over the cours of Prof. West's career in Geography and Anthropology. The Mexican photographs, comprising two-thirds of the collection, emphasize rural house types and associated structures, as well as farming practices.
Acquisition Information
Information of acquisition method not available.
Processing Information
Collection is unprocessed.
- Title
- Robert C. West Photographs
- Status
- Edited Partial Draft
- Subtitle
- Preliminary Inventory
- Author
- Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- 2013
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2021 March: Edited by Carla O. Alvarez to fix compliance check errors to prepare for the migration to new TARO website.
- 2021 November: Edited by Devon Murphy to update control access terms and formatting based on the TARO Control Access List.
- 2025 July: Revised by Ryan Sullivant to fix validation errors prior to ingestion into ArchivesSpace.
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4578
bensonspecialcollections@austin.utexas.edu