William Hance collection
name: label: Creator
content: Hance, William Adams, 1916-
place: label: Place
content: West Africa
label: Place
content: Algeria
label: Place
content: Angola
label: Place
content: Benin
label: Place
content: Gabon
label: Place
content: Africa, Central
label: Place
content: Africa
label: Place
content: Lesotho
label: Place
content: Kenya
label: Place
content: Côte d'Ivoire
label: Place
content: Ghana
label: Place
content: Malawi
label: Place
content: Madagascar
label: Place
content: Libya
label: Place
content: Liberia
label: Place
content: Morocco
label: Place
content: Mali
label: Place
content: Mauritius
label: Place
content: Africa, East
label: Place
content: Zanzibar
label: Place
content: Congo (Democratic Republic)
label: Place
content: Senegal
label: Place
content: Zambia
label: Place
content: Sudan
label: Place
content: South Africa
label: Place
content: Sierra Leone
label: Place
content: Uganda
label: Place
content: Tunisia
label: Place
content: Tanzania
label: Place
content: Swaziland
label: Place
content: Egypt
label: Place
content: Cameroon
label: Place
content: Rwanda
label: Place
content: Burundi
label: Place
content: Réunion
label: Place
content: Nigeria
label: Place
content: Ethiopia
label: Place
content: Central African Republic
topic: label: Topic
content: Natural landscapes
label: Topic
content: Markets
label: Topic
content: Agriculture
label: Topic
content: Cultural landscapes
creator: label: Creator
content: Hance, William Adams, 1916-
setName: label: See more items in
content: William Hance collection
abstract: label: Summary
content: This collection, which dates from 1949-1970, contains approximately 2513 color 35mm slides depicting the people, environment and cultures of more than 30 African countries. Images include landscapes, agriculture and marketplace scenes. Countries represented include Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burundi, Rwanda, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), Cote d'Ivoire and Zambia. Also included in this collection are 117 postcards from West and Central Africa and approximately 17 maps of and 10 guide books for East and West Africa. A small amount of miscellaneous ephemera rounds out the collection.
bioghist: label: Biographical/Historical note
content: William Adams Hance (1916-2008) was a professor emeritus of economic geography at Columbia University. In the early 1950s, Hance was part of a team of academicians sent by the Carnegie Corporation to Africa, with the intention that they would return and contribute to the education of Americans about the African continent. He taught courses on Africa until his retirement. In 1956, Hance was a founding member of the African Studies Association and he went on to serve on its board as Executive Secretary and President. Hance's publications include six books on Africa, as well as numerous articles. In 1967 he was named Honorary Fellow of the American Geographical Society, and was honored by the Nigerian Society of Geographers for "distinguished contributions to the science of geography in Africa."
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2513 Slides (photographs) (color , 35mm.)
label: Extent
content: 17 Maps
label: Extent
content: 117 Postcards
label: Extent
content: 10 Items ((guidebooks))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1949-1970
container: label: Container
content: Item EEPA.2008-008
custodhist: label: Custodial History note
content: Donated by William Hance, 2008.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: EEPA.2008-008
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Slides (photographs)
label: Type
content: Maps
label: Type
content: Postcards
label: Type
content: Guidebooks
label: Type
content: Color slides
arrangement: label: Arrangement note
content: Slides are arranged alphabetically by country. Arrangement reflects the original order established by the donor.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Postcards
label: Genre/Form
content: Maps
label: Genre/Form
content: Guidebooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Color slides