Materials relating to the nature films and photography of (Frank) Percy Smith
- PART OF:
- Charles Urban Archive Collection
- Made:
- 1908-1946
- part of archive:
- Charles Urban Archive Collection
- maker:
- Urban, Charles
This series contains materials relating to the work of Frank Percy Smith (known most commonly as Percy Smith). Smith was a film-maker and naturalist who worked for Charles Urban in the early 20th century. He was a pioneer of early nature documentary film making and produced films in Urban's Kinemacolour film system. This series includes a number of bound volumes containing press cuttings, programmes and correspondence about and relating to Percy Smith's work. There is also a large amount of nature photography including animal, plant and mineral specimens.
Details
- Extent:
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Eight bound volumes and two A4 files of loose papers
- Identifier:
- URB/8
- Access:
- Access is given in accordance with the NMeM access policy. Material from this collection is available to researchers through the NMeM's Insight facility.
- copyright:
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