Spencer collection of slides of Papua New Guinea, 1953-1978 [picture] / Terence and Margaret Spencer

Bib ID:
2671125
Format:
Picture
Author:
Spencer, Terence E. T. (Terence Edward Thornton), 1917-2002
Online Version:
National Library of Australia digitised item. PIC Cold Store Row A4/1/5 [PIC SPE] Box 1-3 #PIC/3803/1-92, 139-1270 copy
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Description:
  • [1953-1978]
  • 1234 slides : colour ; 35 mm.
Summary:

Photographs taken by Dr Terence and Dr Margaret Spencer during the course of their work in the investigation and control of malaria for the Malaria Control Service of the Department of Public Health of Papua New Guinea between 1953 and 1978 : Port Moresby, 1953; the Wahgi Valley (Western Highlands of New Guinea), 1954, 1955; the D'Entrecasteaux Islands of Papua, 1956-1959; the New Guinea Islands including Tasmans and Mortlocks, 1960, 1961; Bouganville Island, 1972; Port Moresby, 1975-1978. Photographs include landscapes, village life, ceremonies and patrol work.

Biography/History:

Dr. Margaret Spencer, an entomologist, and Dr Terence Spencer, a malariologist, worked in epidemiological studies, specifically on anopheline fauna and malaria control in Papua New Guinea from the 1950s to 1978. (More information on acquisition file)

Notes:
  • Title devised by cataloguer from information on acquisition file, 204/20/00152.
  • Condition: good. Mounts are cardboard or plastic. Stored in 3 wooden 'Filco' boxes.
  • Accession numbers 102 to 138 have not been used.
  • PIC Cold Store Row A4/1/5 [PIC SPE] Box 1-3 #PIC/3803/1-92, 139-1270 copy Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-145538000
Subject:
Other authors/contributors:
Spencer, Margaret, 1916-2011
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