A Guide to the Slide Collection of Joe Perdue, 1969-1992
A Collection in
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 11444
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Preferred Citation
Joe Perdue Slide Collection, ca. 1969-1992, Accession #11444, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Acquisition Information
On September 10, 1998 this collection was given from the estate of Joe Perdue through Florence Kabir of White Hall, Va. 22987.
Scope and Content Information
This slide collection consists primarily of wild life and nature scenes in Virginia, North Carolina, and West Virginia.
Of special interest is a series devoted to the effects and repair of the Rockfish River area in Nelson County , Virginia, battered by Hurricane Camille. The slides detail the damage and ecological changes, 1969- 1990, wrought by the hurricane.
Other subjects include the South Pacific, particularly New Zealand and Tahiti; astronomy, particularly the building of an observatory and a 1970 eclipse; animals in the San Diego zoo; and the construction of a small bridge.
Contents List
- Box 1
Astronomy, 1973-1986
These slides feature a telescope, moon, eclipse, Haley's Comet, sunsets and sunrises.
- Box 1
Ecology, 1969-1992
- Box 1
South Pacific, 1977
These slides feature scenes from New Zealand and Tahiti, including, flowers, a lagoon, a luau, a drive around the island, Rotarua and Maori artifacts, and Palmerston and Tekapo.
- Box 1
Wildflowers, 1970-1984
These slides feature the Yorktown onion, trillium, orchid, fox glove, and West Virginia.
- Box 1
Wildflowers, 1972-1977
These slides feature sassafras, amaryllis, pansies, beebalm, orchid, azalea, sumac, and firepink.
- Box 2
Wildflowers, 1972-1984
These slides feature butterfly weed, trillium, roses, firepink, bluebells, thistle, and mushrooms.
- Box 2
Wildlife, 1970-1984
These slides feature moths, woodchuck, hummingbirds, snakes, bugs, a butterfly, ducks, birds, worms, and San Diego Zoo animals.
- Box 2
Wilderness, 1977
These slides feature flowers, mushrooms and parkway in Boone, North Carolina.
- Box 2
Wilderness, 1977
These slides feature Grandfather's Mountain in Boone, North Carolina.
- Box 2
Wilderness, 1975-1977
These slides feature Spruce Knob, West Virginia.