Richard B. Parker Photographs
name: label: Creator
content: Parker, Richard Bordeaux, 1923-
place: label: Place
content: Jordan
label: Place
content: Syria
label: Place
content: Algeria
label: Place
content: Fès (Morocco)
label: Place
content: Cairo (Egypt)
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content: Morocco
label: Place
content: Rabat-Salé (Morocco)
label: Place
content: Marrakech (Morocco)
label: Place
content: Meknès (Morocco)
topic: label: Topic
content: Islamic antiquities
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Ambassador Richard B. Parker donated this entire collection in 2002.
creator: label: Creator
content: Parker, Richard Bordeaux, 1923-
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content: Richard B. Parker Photographs
abstract: label: Summary
content: A collection of black and white prints and negatives of Islamic monuments taken by former ambassador Richard B. Parker. The collection includes 200 prints and 481 negatives. The images document Islamic architecture throughout Algeria, Cairo, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Morocco, and Spain.
bioghist: label: Biography of Ambassador Richard B. Parker
content: Richard Bordeaux Parker was born on July 3, 1923, in the Philippines where his father was stationed in the United States Army. He earned a Bachelors of Science in General Science and a Masters of Science in Citizenship Education from Kansas State University. After serving as an infantry soldier during World War II, Parker joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 1949. His first tour was spent in Sydney, Australia. He then focused his career on the Middle East, holding a number of posts in Israel, Jordan, and Egypt. In addition, Parker served as ambassador to Algeria (1974-1977), Lebanon (1977), and Morocco (1978-1979.) 

Fluent in Arabic, he has written/edited seven books to date on subjects concerning the Middle East. He retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 1981 and became the editor of, The Middle East Journal, from 1981 through 1987. In addition to his diplomatic career, Parker taught at the University of Virginia, Johns Hopkins University, and Lawrence University. He served as the first president of the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training from 1986-1989. He is also a member of several organizations including the Advisory Council on Near East Studies at Princeton University, the American Academy of Diplomacy, the Cosmos Club, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Middle East Institute. In June, 2004, he received the American Foreign Service Association's lifetime Contributions to American Diplomacy award. Richard B. Parker is married with four children and lives in Washington, D.C.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.75 Linear feet (200 Prints: black & white; 2 contact sheets:  black & white; 481 Negatives (photographic): black & white)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1965-1979
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: FSA.A2002.06
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photographic prints
label: Type
content: Negatives
arrangement: label: Arrangement note
content: The collection is arranged into six series: Series 1: Algeria,1972-1974; Series 2:Cairo, 1965-1968; Series 3:Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan,1977-1978; Series 4:Morocco, 1970-1979; Series 5:Spain, 1970-1972; and Series 6: Miscellaneous.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Processed in 2014 by intern Sarah Stimson
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographic prints
label: Genre/Form
content: Negatives
otherfindaid: label: Other Finding Aids note
content: http://www.asia.si.edu/archives/finding_aids/parker.html
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents of the Collection
content: The Amb. Richard B. Parker Photographs contains 200 black and white prints, 481 black and white negatives, and two black and white contact sheets of Islamic monuments in Algeria, Cairo, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Morocco, and Spain. The Morocco series in the largest in the collection covering four cities. Photographs from Cairo span the years 1965-1968. All other photographs span the years 1970-1979. Originally, the negatives and prints were housed together. Although the negatives are now housed separately from the prints, they are grouped in the original order. All prints are in original order. Most of the photographs have been annotated and/or dated by the creator.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Other collections housed in the archives documenting Islamic monuments include: Antoin Sevruguin Photographs, the Seherr-Thoss Photographs, and the Lionel Bier Architectural Drawings.