Christine Drennon European lantern slide collection

Access and use

Location of collection:
George Mason University
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no use restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Christine Drennon European lantern slide collection, C0068, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
1.0 linear feet (2 boxes)
Creator:
University of Michigan and University of Texas
Abstract:
This collection contains lantern slides with images and maps of European cities in countries such as the Netherlands, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Christine Drennon European lantern slide collection, C0068, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The Christine Drennon European lantern slide collection contains 106 glass lantern slides from the Universities of Texas and Michigan. The collection consists of images and maps of pre and post-war Europe, including the Netherlands, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy. A large portion of the slides depict images and plans of polders - areas reclaimed from lakes and seas by the construction of a series of dams and dikes. Several slides reference historically significant events such as the 1945 inundation of the Wieringermeer - a polder in the northern Netherlands - by Nazi troops. Images show the Wieringermeer before, during, and after inundation. Images also include plans for the reconstruction of dams and the subsequent annexation of German territory awarded as reparations at the end of World War II. The collection also includes a number of images of urban and rural destruction as a result of World War II bombing campaigns across Europe. The rest of the collection includes images of city development, rural farming practices, industrial factories, and some monuments and areas of historical interest. All of the images and slides originate from the 20th century.

Biographical / historical:

Christine Drennon is an associate professor of sociology and anthropology at Trinity College in San Antonio, Texas. Drennon specializes in urban geography, particularly urban fragmentation and the consequent social reproduction of race, class, ethnicity, and gender relationships. Drennon received her Ph.D. from the University of Texas, Austin. Previously, she taught as an assistant professor of geography at George Mason University.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Christine Drennon in 2002.
Processing information:

Processed by Special Collections Research Center staff. EAD markup completed by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty in August 2009. Additional processing and EAD markup completed by Kristen Korfitzen in October 2011. Collection reprocessed and finding aid updated by Amanda Brent in January 2019.

Arrangement:

The collection was previously arranged into four series. The collection is currently arranged in its previous order without series.