Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1906-1992 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
680 lantern slides
342 photoprints
4 slides
3 glass plates
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Includes slides and photoprints documenting both Dr. Hogg's personal and professional life including family gatherings and events, trips, astronomical conferences, ceremonies, visits to various observatories. Also included are images she collected regarding the history of Astronomy as well as publicity shots of her taken for various publications.
Photoprints from B1996-0020 document the meeting of the International Astronomical Union Held in the Soviet Union [Russia], 1958. Helen Hogg, as well as other Canadian astronomers including A. Batten and S. van de Bergh, were present and can be seen in these shots.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Photographs, which belong to textual files, are not included in this series.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open