| Ref No | LDGSL/1106 |
| Title | Geological lantern slides |
| Date | 1897-[1950s] |
| Level | Series |
| Extent | 324 slides |
| Format | Photograph/drawing/painting/print |
| Description | Black and white, glass lantern slides of geological subjects, used for teaching purposes, 1897-[1950s]. A proportion of the images show Pleistocene and Eocene geology in the Dartford area, notably through photographs of railway cuttings and quarries. Most of the slides have no captions or author.
Within the collection are slides from a by number of publishers - Flatters and Garnett of Manchester; E G Wood; Tyler; The Diagram Company - who issued special geological series of slides. |
| Provenance | The slides came from the library of the late John Carreck of Queen Mary College, London. Some of them may also have come from Dartford Library where he worked or was associated for some time. A small number of the slides are marked as originating from the Geology & Geography Department, University College Nottingham or 'East London College'. Donated by Stuart Baldwin, December 2012.
A second accession of lantern slides, mainly of a palaeontological nature, were given by Stuart Baldwin in March 2013. |
| Appraisal | Around 75 of the slides are purely diagrammatical, taken from publications. For copyright reasons they may be disposed of. |
| Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
| Language | English |
| FindingAids | A rudimentary Excel list for half of the collection available. |
| Related Material | The Merriman collection of lantern slides can be found at: LDGSL/1088. |
| ArchNote | Description by Caroline Lam |