Phi Beta Sigma Howard University acetate film photonegative

Object Details

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep84cce9ad4-190a-4213-ba83-a96bd208e1fe

General

Date on original envelope.

Photographer

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

Names

Howard University

Subseries Creator

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994

Custom Craft

Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964

Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005

Topic

Greek letter societies -- Washington (D.C.) -- 1930-1950

African American college students -- 1940-1950

Portraits, Group -- 1940-1950

Photographer

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

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Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.1: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin Negatives

Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.1: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin Negatives / 4.1: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin negatives

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.

Extent

1 Item

Medium

Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet, 8" x 10".

Condition

Extensive channeling, blue tint, and acetate odor. Layers separating severely. Some negatives are blue because the gelatin anti-curl layer on the base side of the negative contains an anti-halation dye [which] decolorizes during processing but will reappear in the acidic environment of aged acetate negatives. The blue is typical of Agfa/Ansco negatives, while a pink discoloration is typically seen on Kodak negatives. (From Gawain Weaver, conservator, in post on PhotoHistory@yahoogroups.com listserv, Jan. 16, 2007.)

Date

Feb. 1949

Container

Box 21

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Type

Archival materials

Photographs

Subseries Citation

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

Subseries Rights

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.

Scan

Scan: 618ns0178723-01hu.tif

Genre/Form

Photographs -- 1940-1950 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film

Scope and Contents

Group in three rows, posing with fraternity banner.

Subseries Restrictions

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.

Record ID

ebl-1562600449806-1562600449964-5