Scurlock Studio Records, Series 6: Color Transparencies, Slides, and Other Formats

Summary

Senator Edward W. Brooke, Mass. [color transparency].

Collection ID:: NMAH.AC.0618.S06
Creators:: Custom Craft
Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
Rice, Moses P.
Dates:: 1922-1994
Languages:: English
Physical Description:: 40 Boxes
Repository:: Archives Center, National Museum of American History

The Scurlock photographic studio was a fixture in the Shaw area of Washington, D.C. from 1911 to 1994, and encompassed two generations of photographers, Addison N. Scurlock (1883-1964) and his sons George H. (1920- 2005) and Robert S. (1916-1994). Series 6 documents the orders placed at the Scurlock Studio by clients and identified individuals and organizations, and materials that could not be identified and are categorized by subjects. An oveview to the entire Scurlock collection is available here: Scurlock Studio Records

Scope and Contents note

The series color transparencies, slides, and other formats consists of black and white and color transparencies, color slides, film, proofs, and order materials. The materials are arranged into four subseries: transparencies, slides, film, and proofs. The subseries are arranged by clients, in alphabetical order by last name, and then subjects, in alphabetical order.

The materials document the orders placed at the Scurlock Studio by clients and identified individuals and organizations, and materials that could not be identified and are categorized by subjects. The subjects represented in the materials are primarily individual, family, and group portraits, and events and places. Cut but unmounted slides were typically placed in the subseries transparencies but a small number of cut but unmounted slides are included in the slides. The subseries proofs only contains a form of proof used by the Scurlock Studio that has a fugitive image, and other types of proofs printed on low quality paper or are water-marked and have a lasting image were included in the series Black and White Photographs and Color Photographs if the proof was either black and white or color.

Arrangement note

Arranged in 4 subseries.

6.1: Transparencies
6.2: Slides
6.3: Film
6.4: Proofs

Biographical/Historical note

Using the Collection

Preferred Citation note

Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution

Conditions Governing Access note

Collection is open for research.

Gloves must be worn when handling unprotected photographs and negatives. Special arrangements required to view negatives due to cold storage. Using negatives requires a three hour waiting period. Contact the Archives Center at 202-633-3270.

Conditions Governing Use note

When the Museum purchased the collection from the Estate of Robert S. Scurlock, it obtained all rights, including copyright. The earliest photographs in the collection are in the public domain because their term of copyright has expired. The Archives Center will control copyright and the use of the collection for reproduction purposes, which will be handled in accordance with its standard reproduction policy guidelines. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Forms Part Of

This series forms part of the Scurlock Studio Records group.

Scurlock Studio Records

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms	Keyword Types
Matrices, color separation	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs -- 20th century	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Politicians -- 20th century	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Photography -- 20th century -- Washington (D.C.)	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Segregation	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Portraits -- 20th century	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Washington (D.C.) -- Small business -- 20th century	Place	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Shaw (Washington, D.C.)	Place	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
African Americans -- History -- 20th century	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Commercial photography -- 20th century -- Washington (D.C)	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Dye transfer process	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Color separation negatives	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
African American entertainers -- 20th century	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans	Place	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
African American photographers	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Studio portraits	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
DuBois, W.E.B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Howard University -- 20th century	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid

Repository Contact

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

P.O. Box 37012

Suite 1100, MRC 601

Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

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