The Royal Anthropological Institute
The Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (RAI) is the world's longest-established scholarly association dedicated to the study of humankind in its broadest and most inclusive sense.
The Royal Anthropological Institute has a particular commitment to promoting the public understanding of anthropology, and the contribution of anthropology to public affairs. It publishes journals, has a privileged link with the Anthropology Library (British Museum), has a film and video library and an extensive photographic collection, gives awards for outstanding scholarship, organises lectures and meetings, and manages a number of trust funds for research.
Holdings
The RAI collection comprises the RAI's manuscript, archive, extensive photographic and film holdings brought together to form a unique integrated resource. The photography holdings on Latin America and the Caribbean consists of three boxes of albums and mostly unidentified photographs.
Consultation
Film and video hire (only for within the UK)
https://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-library-a-archive/film-hire
Contact
Film Library & Archive
Susanne Hammacher
Film Officer
Royal Anthropological Institute
50 Fitzroy Street
London
W1T 5BT
UK
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7387 0455
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7388 8817
Photographs
Sarah Walpole
Archivist and Photo Curator
Royal Anthropological Institute
50 Fitzroy Street
London
W1T 5BT
E-mail: archives@therai.org.uk
Website: http://www.therai.org.uk/