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Norman Gilbertson Photographs of Greece
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Norman Gilbertson served as leader of a team of relief workers from Great Britain's Friends Relief Service and as a member of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA).
The collection consists of 57 black and white photographs (5"x7"), with notes, taken by Gilbertson of the aftermath of an earthquake on the Ionian island of Cephalonia, mainly at its capital city of Argostolion, in August 1953. The photographs depict the destruction of many buildings and streets, the disruption of daily life, and relief services carried out by the British Royal Navy.
Additions consist of 125 black and white (5"x7") photographs, with a CD-ROM of the photographic images and typed history and description of the photographs by Norman Gilbertson. The photographs depict mainly village scenes and relief efforts after World War II and during the Civil War (1944-1949) in Greece. They were taken by Gilbertson as leader of a team of relief workers from Great Britain's Friends Relief Service (Quakers) and as a member of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA).
Gift of the artist.
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Folder list prepared by Lisa Yankowitz '13 in 2012.
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Organization
Subject
- Disaster relief -- Greece -- 20th century
- Earthquakes -- Greece -- 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Civilian relief -- Greece
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- Manuscripts Division
- Finding Aid Date
- 2008
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This collection is open for research.
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Norman Gilbertson retains possession of the negatives of the photographs. Permission for the use and/or reproduction of text or photographs should be obtained from Gilbertson: PO Box 60124 Aghia Paraskevi, 15341 Athens, Greece (tel/fax 30-294-76684) or 165 Western Ave. North #300, St. Paul, Minnesota 55102 (tel 612-222-6926). Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
Collection Inventory
Text and description of photographs by Norman Gilbertson, TMs, 41 pp.
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125 images
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Notes by Norman Gilbertson, TMs 5 pp.
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"The death of a town, silence and the sickley smell of death," "streets where people lived," 9 photographs
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"The destruction along the edge of the bay," "The bank," 3 photographs
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"The town has died, but life goes on," 8 photographs
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"The Great Britain Royal Navy," 6 photographs
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"The relief effort, tents have come - there is a field hospital, the voluntary organizations are there with food to distribute," 5 photographs
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"The temporary town and its services," 5 photographs
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"Army engineers open streets," day 3, 3 photographs
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"The harbor opens to commerce, people wait, hoping to leave..." day 4, 3 photographs
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"Rubble is swept aside & wooden housing grows," 3 photographs
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"Temporary homes for the winter are occupied & everyday life begins," 8 photographs
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"Three months later, the harbor works & timber is imported for temporary dwellings," 4 photographs
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