Guide to the Urbain J. Kinet Slides and Photographs Primarily of Landscapes and Wildlife in Antarctica and New Zealand, 1965-1969 SPEC.PA.56.0231 Finding aid prepared by David Mezick Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
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2026 January This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2026-01-29T12:49-0500 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Urbain J. Kinet Slides and Photographs Primarily of Landscapes and Wildlife in Antarctica and New Zealand SPEC.PA.56.0231 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 1.2 Cubic feet 1965-1969 Urbain Joseph Kinet (1909-1989) was a Belgian-American photographer and scientist. He participated in the United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) from 1965-1966, assisting with entomological and geological research and taking photographs. The Urbain J. Kinet Slides and Photographs Primarily of Landscapes and Wildlife in Antarctica and New Zealand, dated 1965-1969, contain color slides and photographs taken by Urbain J. Kinet mostly in Antarctica. The images mainly show landscapes and physical features of different locations in Antarctica, as well as images of Antarctic wildlife. (1) carton English Kinet, Urbain Joseph, 1909-1989 Arrangement of Materials

The Urbain J. Kinet Slides and Photographs Primarily of Landscapes and Wildlife in Antarctica and New Zealand are arranged chronologically.

The collection mainly consists of slides. The slides were previously stored in numbered boxes, and many of the individual slides are numbered and have captions written on them. It appears that the boxes and slides were mostly numbered in chronological order. The slides have been removed from the boxes and the contents of each box are stored together in their own folders.

The folders of slides are mostly stored in the same order in which they were numbered, so slides labeled with the same dates are still arranged in chronological order even though there is not more specific date information available. The only exception is the South Island, New Zealand color slides which are dated from 1966 but were numbered before slides taken in Antarctica in 1965. This folder has been moved to the end of the other slides dated 1966 to better follow chronological order.

 Acquisitions Information

Accession No. PA.2026.0003: Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, 2025 August

 Preferred Citation

[identification of item], Urbain J. Kinet Slides and Photographs Primarily of Landscapes and Wildlife in Antarctica and New Zealand, SPEC.PA.56.0231, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program, Ohio State University

 Access to Materials

Materials in this collection are available for use, but may be used in the University Archives reading room only. Contact the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program at polararchives@osu.edu for more information.

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Processed by: David Mezick, 2026 January; Finding aid written by: David Mezick, 2026 January

 Biographical Note

Urbain Joseph Kinet (1909-1989) was a Belgian-American photographer and scientist, who mostly studied entomology, geology, geography, and biology. In 1961, he began working for the Department of Entomology at the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. Kinet then participated in the United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) as part of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum and was based at McMurdo Station from 1965-1966. While in Antarctica, he assisted with entomological and geological research and took photographs. Kinet earned a Master's degree in Geography from San Francisco State College in 1969. He wrote his thesis about ecological biogeography in Antarctica. Mount Kinet, which is part of the Mountaineer Range in Antarctica, is named for Urbain J. Kinet.

 Scope and Contents

The Urbain J. Kinet Slides and Photographs Primarily of Landscapes and Wildlife in Antarctica and New Zealand, dated 1965-1969, contain color slides and photographs taken by Urbain J. Kinet. Kinet mostly shot the slides and photographs while assisting with entomological and geological research in Antarctica. The images mainly show landscapes and physical features of different locations in Antarctica, as well as images of Antarctic wildlife. Also included are color slides and photographs taken by Kinet in New Zealand and possibly other places. Many of the slides have captions written on them. The folder titles and dates are based on these captions and any additional information available from the Polar Rock Repository inventory of digitized slides. The photographs are dated from 1968-1969, which is when the prints were developed, but they were likely taken in Antarctica or New Zealand from 1965-1966.

 Existence and Location of Copies

Some of the color slides have been digitized by the Polar Rock Repository and are available online.

 Kinet, Urbain Joseph, 1909-1989 United States Antarctic Research Program Black-and-white prints (photographs) Color prints (photographs) Color slides Entomologists--Antarctica--20th century Entomology--Research--Antarctica--20th century Geologists--Antarctica--20th century Geology--Research--Antarctica--20th century Landscape photography--Antarctica--20th century Nature photography--Antarctica--20th century Photographers--Antarctica--20th century Photography--Antarctica--20th century Antarctica color slides 1 1 1965-1966 New Zealand to McMurdo Station, Antarctica color slides 1 2 1965 October Beardmore Glacier and South Pole, Antarctica color slides 1 3 1965 October South Pole, Antarctica color slides 1 4 1965 October South Pole, Mount Erebus, and Mount Discover, Antarctica color slides 1 5 1965 October 29 Terra Nova Bay and Northern Foothills, Antarctica color slides 1 6 1965 November 3-6 Terra Nova Bay and Northern Foothills, Antarctica color slides 1 7 1965 November 6 Terra Nova Bay, Northern Foothills, Campbell Glacier, and Mouth Melbourne, Antarctica color slides 1 8 1965 November 7-11 Terra Nova Bay and Northern Foothills, Antarctica color slides 1 9 1965 November 11 Terra Nova Bay, Northern Foothills, Campbell Glacier, and Mount Melbourne, Antarctica color slides 1 10 1965 November 12-13 Penguins color slides 1 11 circa 1965 November 13 Terra Nova Bay, Campbell Glacier, and Northern Foothills, Antarctica color slides 1 12 1965 November 13-14 Terra Nova Bay and Northern Foothills, Antarctica color slides 1 13 1965 November 17 Antarctica color slides 1 14 1965 November 18 McMurdo Station and Mount Erebus, Antarctica color slides 1 15 1965 November 18-24 Wright Valley, Antarctica color slides 1 16 1965 December 3 Wright Valley, Antarctica color slides 1 17 1965 December 3 Dry valley and McMurdo Sound, Antarctica color slides 1 18 1965 December 3-6 Wright Valley, Victoria Valley, and Mount Cerberus, Antarctica color slides 1 19 1965 December 9 Wright Upper Glacier, Lake Vashka, and Balham Valley, Antarctica color slides 1 20 1965 December 10 Cape Evans (Ross Island) and McMurdo Station, Antarctica color slides 1 21 1965 December 10-11 Antarctica color slides 1 22 circa 1965 December 11 Marble Point and Ross Island, Antarctica color slides 1 23 1965 December 11-12 Ross Island, Antarctica color slides 1 24 1965 December 11-14 Antarctica color slides 1 25 1965 December 11-1966 Cape Royds (Ross Island), Antarctica color slides 1 26 1965 December 16 Ross Island, Antarctica color slides 1 27 1965 December 18-22 Ross Island and Black Island, Antarctica color slides 1 28 1965 December 22-25 Black Island, Antarctica color slides 1 29 1965 December 26-27 Antarctica color slides 1 30 1965 December 26-27 Dailey Islands, Ross Island, and McMurdo Sound, Antarctica color slides 1 31 1965 December 29-30 Dailey Islands, Antarctica color slides 1 32 1965 December 30 Dailey Islands and Brown Peninsula, Antarctica color slides 1 33 1965 December 31-1966 January 1 Brown Peninsula and Mount Discovery, Antarctica color slides 1 34 1966 January 1-3 Antarctica color slides 1 35 1966 January 1-11 Mount Morning, Antarctica color slides 1 36 circa 1966 January 11 Antarctica color slides 1 37 1966 January 11-14 Mount Morning, Antarctica color slides 1 38 circa 1966 January 14 Walcott Glacier, Antarctica color slides 1 39 circa 1966 January 15-16 Walcott Glacier, Antarctica color slides 1 40 1966 January 15-16 Aztec Mountain, Walcott Glacier, and University Peak, Antarctica color slides 1 41 1966 January 16-18 Beacon Heights, Taylor Valley, and Aztec Mountain, Antarctica color slides 1 42 1966 January 18 Taylor Valley and Marble Point, Antarctica color slides 1 43 1966 January 18-22 Antarctica color slides 1 44-49 1966 Color slides 1 50 1966 New Zealand color slides 1 51 1966 Color slides 1 52 1966 South Island, New Zealand color slides 1 53 1966 Antarctica photographs (1965-1966) 1 54 1968-1969