Phila and George Caldwell print and slide collection about Kenya and Antarctica, 1971-1987.

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Phila and George Caldwell print and slide collection about Kenya and Antarctica, 1971-1987.

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Photographs and slides taken by Phila and George Caldwell on a Los Angeles Natural History Museum collecting expedition to Kenya in 1971, and on a Society Expedition cruise to the Antarctic in 1987. The Kenya material consists of 43 color snap shots (33 3 x 5" and 10 3 x 4" prints), four 35 mm color slides, and a six-page letter to friends sent from the field. The Antarctica material includes 240 colored 35mm slides, a one-page printed itinerary and a printed notebook titled "Project Antarctica" provided by the company running the cruise.

2 boxes (0.5 linear ft.)

University of California, Los Angeles

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SNAC Resource ID: 7446220

University of California, Los Angeles

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Caldwell, George, d. 1990.

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Caldwell, Phila M.

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Phila and George Caldwell were well-known philanthropists who supported cultural, educational, and family-support institutions in Southern California. These world travelers were trustees of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles and sometimes accompanied Museum staff on collection expeditions. The Caldwells owned the Milbank House in Santa Monica, Calif., a remarkably well preserved Craftsman style home built in 1911 by Phila Caldwell's grandfather, Isaac Milbank. Through Mrs. Caldwell's init...