Ruth S. Davis travel films
name: label: Creator
content: Davis, Ruth
place: label: Place
content: North America
label: Place
content: Mexico
label: Place
content: Africa
label: Place
content: Europe
label: Place
content: Oceania
label: Place
content: Australia
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Received from David L. Peri in 2013.
creator: label: Creator
content: Davis, Ruth
setName: label: See more items in
content: Ruth S. Davis travel films
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 23 Film reels (color silent; 1,854 feet, 8mm; 16mm)
label: Extent
content: Photographs
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1953-1969
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: After her death in 1996, Davis' personal slides and films documenting her travels were discovered in a Los Angeles storage unit. Those materials were subsequently donated to the Human Studies Film Archives and constitute this collection.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: HSFA.2013.02
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Silent films
label: Type
content: Travelogs
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Titles are supplied by the archivist for untitled films.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: silent films
label: Genre/Form
content: Travelogs
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Footage shot by Ruth Davis of her travels in various parts of the world.

Note that Ruth Davis may appear in the records under several names (Ruth Staudinger, Ruth Rozaffi, Ruth Cadoret, Ruth Davis, Ruth Schaffner, Ruth Diawara).

Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or Anthropology Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Human Studies Film Archives also holds the Hassoldt and Ruth S. Davis films.