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Summary: David Challinor served the Smithsonian Institution in an official capacity for 30 years, eventually becoming the assistant secretary to Sidney Dillon Ripley. Joan R. Challinor became an historian and advocate of library sciences and education. In 1956, however, they were busy with their young family. David only returned to university for graduate school in 1957, in his late 30s. They both went on to have successful careers and active family lives. This collection includes 7 home movie films that document thte Challinor family.
Type: Collection descriptionsArchival materials16mm motion picture film
Cinematographer: Challinor, Joan R.Challinor, David, 1920-2008
Place: MassachusettsWhite Mountain National Forest (N.H. and Me.)Mount Snow Ski ResortVermontMurten (Switzerland)Noroton Heights (Darien, Conn.)SwitzerlandSierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)Yosemite National Park (Calif.)IcelandHalf Dome (Calif.)Yosemite Valley (Calif.)Bermuda IslandsGuilford (Me.)MaineNorfolk (Conn.)Guilford (Conn.)
Identifier: NMAH.AC.1233
Occupation: ConservationistsTopic: Fourth of July celebrationsHikingSkis and skiingHolidaysCamping -- 20th centuryBiologistsFamily vacationsNaturalistsSwimmingChristmasAmateur filmsHistorians
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