Papers, 1971-1993.

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Papers, 1971-1993.

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Collection chiefly contains textual information and photographs relating to "South Africa: The Cordoned Heart, ", a work which was jointly produced by the Center for Documentary Photography at Duke University and the University of Cape Town. There are also other photographs from South Africa. Other items include 21 photographs of persons in their seventies, eighties, and nineties, biographical information on each one, and an index; and two copies of a radio broadcast that Harris did for the National Humanities Center program "Soundings" (audiocassette). Topics for the broadcasts were "Culture in Focus" and "The Art of Documentary Photography." Other writings and photographs include "Twilight of the Taft," from "Yale Alumni Magazine;" "Visions of the Dark" from "Aperture;" and a program for "People of the Forest" and "Public Presences" from "Aperture."

235 items.

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7412411

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University. Center for Documentary Photography

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Center established for the study of the documentary process. From the description of Documentary photography collection, 1979-1994. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36635617 From the description of Documentary photography collection, 1979-2002. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 79664195 ...

Harris, Alex, 1949-....

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Documentary photographer based in Durham, N.C.; co-founder of the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. From the description of Alex Harris photographs and papers, 1970-2003. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 46345761 Alex Harris is a documentary photographer who co-founded the series of South African documentary projects represented in part by the works in this collection. From the description of South Africa Documentary Photographs col...

University of Cape Town

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