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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.2: Black and white negatives in freezers arranged by job number
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0618.S04.02
- Creators:
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Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964Custom CraftScurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994
- Dates:
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1931-1971
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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320 Boxes
- Repository:
Black and white gelatin negatives is mainly of individuals, and some family and group portraits.
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
The vast majority of the negatives are individual portrait sittings but there are some family and group portraits. The box numbers in the finding aid are the old freezer box numbers and are not reflective of the physical number of boxes; when the negatives were rehoused, the physical number of boxes were reduced and the old freezer box numbers were retained in combination on boxes. The beginning and end of a freezer box is demarcated by blue dividers inside the new boxes.
Arrangement note
Arrangement note
The negatives are arranged by job number and document the orders placed by clients at the Scurlock Studio.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
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). More...
Administration
Author
David Haberstich and Vanessa Broussard-Simmons
Sponsor
The collection was acquired with assistance from the Eugene Meyer Foundation. Elihu and Susan Rose and the Save America's Treasures program, provided funds to stabilize, organize, store, and create digital surrogates of some of the negatives. Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
Using the Collection
The materials in the subseries are black and white silver gelatin negatives.
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.
Preferred Citation note
Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution
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
Forms Part Of
Subseries 4.2 forms part of Series 4, within the Scurlock Studio Records group.
- Scurlock Studio Records
- Series 1: Black and White Photographs
- Series 2: Color Photographs
- Series 3: Framed Prints
- Series 4: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin Negatives
- Series 5: Color Negatives
- Series 6: Color Transparencies, Slides, and Other Formats
- Series 7: Black-and-White Color Separation Negatives and Matrices
- Series 8: Scurlock Studio Business Records
- Series 9: Custom Craft Business Records
- Series 10: Capitol School of Photography
- Series 11: Washington Stock
- Series 12: Background Materials and Publications
Keywords
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