Identity area
Reference code
UTSC 019-S2
Title
Photograph albums created by Setar Faithi
Date(s)
- [ca. 1960? - 2010] (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
3,251 photographs : col. and b&w ; various sizes
2 photograph negatives : col. ; 35mm
Less than 0.5 cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
(1955-)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Series consists of a series of numbered photograph albums. The photograph albums depict Peshmerga and Komala Party activities in Kurdistan in the 1970s and 1980s (primarily). Some photographs also depict Kurdish life in pre-Revolutionary Iran, and many depict Faithi's personal life in Turkey [Türkiye] and Canada.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
For conservation reasons photographs have been removed from albums and rehoused. However, all photographs are numbered, and the original albums have been retained allowing recreation of their original order.