List of lantern slide collections
This list of lantern slide collections provides an overview of collections held in institutions internationally. The magic lantern was a very popular medium, particularly so from the 18th to the early 20th Century. There are many collections which remain uncatalogued. As a result, this list is likely to continue to expand as more information is made available.
Terminology
The terms "lantern slides" and "magic lantern" are used here as umbrella terms for describing objects related to the historical art of projection. Various terms can be found across history, disciplines, intended audiences or for descriptions of specific formats of slides and types of lanterns. In English, historical terms for "lantern slides" are "transparencies", "photographic transparencies", "slides" and "magic lantern slides". Alternative terms for magic lanterns include "optical lantern", "sciopticon", "stereopticon", "projection apparatus", "toy lantern" and more. The Lucerna Magic Lantern Web Resource [1] and the Magic Lantern and Lantern Slide Catalog Collection on Media History Digital Library [2] offer sources that display the range of terminology used. This list welcomes all references, independent of the term that the respective collection uses to describe its material.
About the collections
The majority of the collections included form part of museum, archive, and library collections which are made available to researchers either by appointment or through digital platforms. Magic, or optical, lantern slides vary in date, subject, format and use, and the collections listed reflect that variation. The collections are arranged by country, specifying collection name and description where known. Collections owned by private individuals are not listed.
Australia
Institution | Department | Location | Collection |
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Museum Victoria | Melbourne |
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National Film and Sound Archive | Canberra |
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University of Melbourne | Melbourne |
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Belgium
Institution | Department | Location | Collection |
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Museum of Modern Art, Antwerp | Robert Vrielynck Collection | Antwerp |
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Canada
Institution | Department | Location | Collection |
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Digitized Okanagan History | Kelowna, BC |
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Toronto International Film Festival | The Film Reference Library | Toronto, Ontario |
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Denmark
Institution | Department | Location | Collection |
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Danmarks Tekniske Universitet | DTU Historie en Samlingsdatabase | Lyngby |
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France
Institution | Department | Location | Collection |
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Cinémathèque Française | Paris |
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Germany
Institution | Department | Location | Collection |
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University of Hamburg | Kunstgeschichtliches Seminar der Universität Hamburg | Hamburg |
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Italy
Institution | Department | Location | Collection |
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National Museum of Cinema | Turin | Over 8,000 standard and movement slides from two major collections, some of which have been digitised.[13] | |
Museum of Precinema | Padua |
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Netherlands
Institution | Department | Location | Collection | |
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EYE Film Institute Netherlands | Film museum | Amsterdam |
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Museum Sloten | Museum Stedhûs Sleat | Sloten / Sleat |
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Speelgoedmuseum Deventer | Deventer |
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Stichting Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen | Stichting Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen | Leiden |
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Utrecht University | Utrecht University Museum | Utrecht |
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Spain
Institution | Department | Location | Collection |
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Cinema Museum (Girona) | Tomàs Mallol Collection | Girona |
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South Africa
Institution | Department | Location | Collection | |
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Rhodes University | Lidbetter Photographic Collection | Makhanda |
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Rhodes University | Sir George Cory Lantern Slide Collection | Makhanda |
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United Kingdom
Institution | Department | Location | Collection |
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Franses Tapestry Archive | London |
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Science Museum Group | London, Bradford |
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University of Bristol | The Theatre Collection | Bristol |
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University of Exeter | Bill Douglas Cinema Museum | Exeter |
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University of Brighton | Screen Archive South East | Brighton |
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University of Glasgow | Glasgow University Library, Special Collections Department | Glasgow |
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University of Manchester | John Rylands Library | Manchester | |
University of Sheffield | The University Library, Special Collections Department | Sheffield |
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The Folklore Society | University College London's Special Collections | London |
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United States
Institution | Department | Location | Collection |
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Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences | Margaret Herrick Library | Los Angeles, California |
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Columbia University | Department of Art History and Archaeology | New York City, New York |
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Library of Congress | Prints and Photograph Division | Washington, D.C. | |
Ohio State University | Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute | Columbus, Ohio |
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University of South Florida | Special Collections Department, Tampa Library | Tampa, Florida |
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- "Ashton Photographic Collection - University of Glasgow". Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- Manchester, University of. "Brethren Lantern Slides - John Rylands Library - University of Manchester". man.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- "Christian Brethren Magic Lantern Slides now online". Archived from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
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- Sheffield, University of. "Beet Lantern Slide Collection - Special Collections - The University Library - The University of Sheffield". sheffield.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
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