E. T. Wightman collection on 1936 Olympics
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- E. T. Wightman collection on 1936 Olympics
- Date
- circa 1936
- Extent
- 0.32 Cubic feet
- Subjects
- Agriculture--History--19th century.
- Olympics
- Agriculture--History--19th century.
- Olympics
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by format.
- Preferred Citation
- 2010av001: [identification of item], E.T. Wightman collection on 1936 Olympics, circa 1936, University of Kentucky Special Collections.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- The 1936 Olympics were hosted in Berlin, Germany. Adolf Hitler used the games to demonstrate his power and prestige. In the same year, the Poultry Congress was held in Leipzig, Germany.
- Scope and Content
- The E. T. Wightman collection on 1936 Olympics (dated circa 1936; 0.32 cubic feet; 2 boxes) includes postcards, photographs, and pamphlets relating to the 1936 Olympics in Germany as well as the World Poultry Congress. The collection is arranged into two series: photographs and papers. The Photographs series includes photographs of Olympic venues adorned with swastikas and photographs of the World Poultry Congress. Papers series consists of manuscript items relating to both events.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- Property rights reside with the University of Kentucky. The University of Kentucky holds the copyright for materials created in the course of business by University of Kentucky employees. Copyright for all other materials has not been assigned to the University of Kentucky. For information about permission to reproduce or publish, please contact Special Collections.
Contents of the Collection
Photographs, circa 1936
Scope and Contents note
The Photograph series consists of 72 photographs depicting the 1936 Olympics and the World Poultry Congress. The first 33 photographs are related to agriculture and the World Poultry Congress, showing farms, barns, and chicken coops. The rest of the series documents the 1936 Olympics, and includes photographs of the stadiums, pools , and tracks, as well as various places in Germany.
Concrete walls around vegetation, 1936
Chicken in garden, 1936
Horse next to road, 1936
Several chickens in yard, 1936
Landscape, chicken coop, 1936
Landscape, chicken coop, 1936
Landscape, hills and forest, 1936
Plants over white picket fence, 1936
Tiled rooves of houses, 1936
Landscape of hills, 1936
Barn, 1936
Greenhouses, 1936
Building in field, 1936
Chicken coop, 1936
Hills and forest, 1936
One-story house, 1936
Trees, dirt road, 1936
Trees, hills, 1936
Wooden structure in field, 1936
Man walking into building, 1936
Woman picking a plant in a garden, 1936
Trees, cloud in sky overhead, 1936
Two chickens near wire fence, 1936
Two chickens near wire fence, 1936
Crowd outside wooden building, 1936
Wood and brick buildings in field, 1936
Rail track next to farm, 1936
Field with wall in distance, 1936
Woman walking in a garden outside building, 1936
Field and wooden fence, 1936
Group of people standing outside chicken coop, 1936
Chicken coops, 1936
Castle and trees, 1936
Hollywood from the hills, Los Angeles in the distance, California - Postcard, 1937 July 8
Reichsgartenschau (Garden Show) postcard, Dresden, 1936
800 meter dash, 1936
Frankfurt, City Hall, 1936
Adolf Hitler Platz, Berlin, 1936
Christus (Long), 1936
Nüremberg Marketplace, 1936
Lauterbrummen near Interlaken, 1936
"The boss - in the act. ", 1936
Heidelberg and Neckar, 1936
Rhine glacier, 1936
Early Sunday morning (track at stadium), 1936
Rhine glacier, 1936
Heidelberg Castle, 1936
Local color, Rhine Glaciel Valley, 1936
Erding - Mr. Munich, 1936
Reichssportfeld, postcard, 1936
Olympic swimming pools, postcard, 1936
Reichssportfeld, Olympia - Stadion, 1936
Gesamtansicht Reichssportfeld, postcard, 1936
Reichssportfeld, postcard, 1936
Gesamtansicht Reichssportfeld, 1936
Reichssportfeld, postcard, 1936
Reichssportfeld, postcard, 1936
Der Einzug des Herakles, 1936
Olympiaschanze Garmisch - Partenkirchen (skiing), 1936
Three children kneeling next to stream (negative), 1936
Man standing next to wagon (negative), 1936
House and yard (negative), 1936
House and yard (negative), 1936
People standing in yard (negative), 1936
View of field over fence (negative), 1936
Woman standing on bridge in garden (negative), 1936
Atelier Helionovum, Maschinenbau, 1936
Setting up a large tent, 1936
Covered garden, 1936
Indoor flower and bird display, 1936
Displays in a large hall, 1936
Division of Civil Defense, Military Affairs - Commonwealth of Kentucky - Rescue Service Vehicle, 1936
Papers, circa 1936
Scope and Contents note
The Papers series includes manuscript material divided into four categories: a tourist's to Westminster Abbey in Britain; papers that relate to the Poultry Congress; empty envelopes; and items concerning the 1936 Olympics. One notable item (box 2, folder 3) is a small advertisement for a hotel that boasts having been the first Jew-free hotel, open for forty years. Another is a menu for the farewell meal for the Olympic athletes (box 2, folder 3).
Westminster Abbey, Official Guide
Agriculture/Poultry
1936 Olympics
Envelopes
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