Photographs: Miscellaneous Subjects

Collection

Identifier: RG 32-002

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This classification is distinct from RG 32/5, photographs arranged by subject, and it is unclear as to why earlier Archives staff made that decision. Researchers will need to consult the inventories of both groups to discover photographs arranged by subject. In future, the Archives staff may reorganize the photographic prints to consolidate these two subject-driven groups. A significant amount of material relates to alumni groups and activities, student life, and the World War II V-12 Unit on campus and veterans, including the trailer camp in which they lived on campus.

The photographs are arranged in folders alphabetically by subject. They date from 1882 to 1982, with the majority from the 1930s to 1950s.

Dates

Creation: 1882-1982, undated
Creation: Majority of material found in 1930-1960
Other: Date acquired: 1966

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted.

Conditions Governing Use

Those photographs taken for the College as works for hire belong to the College outright. Photographs from the late twentieth century and later with stamps from photographic firms are more likely to have requirements as to credit lines or restrictions; consult the College Archivist.

Extent

4.20 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Method of Acquisition

The bulk of the photographic record of the college was transferred without accession from the Office of the Secretary after the establishment of the Archives in 1966. Since that time photographs have come from a variety of offices and individuals. The older prints, dating from the 1850s to the later 1910s, were produced by independent photographers in the region. In 1917 a College Photographer position was created for Arthur Ludwig Princehorn. He and his son Arthur Ewing Princehorn produced nearly all of the college’s negatives and photographs from 1917 to 1969 (see the Princehorn Family Papers, RG 30/416). The prints for this period were derived from negatives kept by the college photographers and noted on a log sheet by year. Later the College used photographers working in the college’s Communications Office, or local commercial photographers, and negatives were not systematically recorded or kept.