Papers of David R Easton, photographer, Edinburgh, Scotland
551 77
Description Papers of David R Easton, photographer, Edinburgh, Scotland
Date 1827 to 2002
Collection Papers of David R Easton, photographer, Edinburgh, Scotland
Catalogue Number 551 77
Category All Other
Scope and Content A collection of photographic prints and colour slides by David Easton of a wide range of subjects, including railways, 20th century defence structures, industrial remains, Edinburgh buildings and streetscapes, and archaeological excavations. Subjects include: seventeen colour slides taken in 1993 by David Easton, including three of Hermits and Termits, Edinburgh, and the remainder of the Southern Literary Institute, South Clerk Street, Edinburgh, which was demolished soon after. Colour slides of industrial sites in Fife and Central Regions, 1993-4. Copies of colour slides of 20th century defence sites including Charterhall and Winfield, Scottish Borders and Macmerry, East Lothian, 1996. Colour slides of various sites in the Central Scotland Woodland Area by D Easton, 1993-4. Photographic copy of Hamilton's plan of Edinburgh, decorated with 18 views, 1827. Copy of a contents sale catalogue for Ladykirk, Berwickshire, 1966. Views of Glasgow: International Exhibition 1901. Photographic view looking from St Vincent Street to NW Circus Place, Edinburgh, 1966.
Archive History The collection was presented to RCAHMS by Mr Easton in successive deposits between 1990 and 2007. Acc No 1993/78 Hamilton's plan of Edinburgh, lent for copying as a Survey of a Private Collection; Acc No 1993/108 Ladykirk sale catalogue, lent for copying as a Survey of a Private Collection; Acc No 1994/56 view from St Vincent Street, Edinburgh; Acc No 1995/40 Hermits and Termits and Southern Literary Institute, South Clerk Street, Edinburgh; Acc No 1995/595 industrial sites in Fife and Central Regions; Acc No 1996/614 defence sites including Charterhall, etc, lent for copying as a Survey of a Private Collection; Acc No 1996/616 Central Scotland Woodland sites; Acc No 2007/63 Views of Glasgow: International Exhibition 1901.
System of Arrangement The collection is not yet fully catalogued, but will be arranged by themes, including: railways, defence structures, Edinburgh.
Related Material See also Collection 459 Duncan Black.
Access Conditions Open, but note that access may be subject to provisions outlined in the Data Protection Act and conservation requirements. Please contact the archive to confirm access in advance of a visit.
Administrative History David R Easton, photographer, active c.1950 onwards; member of staff of National Monuments Record of Scotland, RCAHMS, 1990-2010.
Accruals No accruals are anticipated.
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