N.M.A. Reception at Howard University, August 1964 cellulose acetate photonegative

Object Details

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8843abd83-45c0-4cef-8f9b-7540e379c159

Photographer

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

Creator

Ansco (film manufacturer)

Names

Howard University -- 1960-1970

Nabrit, James M. (James Madison), 1900-1997

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

Place

Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans

Washington (D.C.) -- 1960-1970 -- Photographs

Topic

Receptions

Evening dress

Photographer

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

Creator

Ansco (film manufacturer)

Culture

African Americans -- Washington (D.C.)

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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.

Biographical / Historical

N.M.A. may refer to the National Medical Association,an organisation for African Amercian physicians and their patients, which has its headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Extent

1 Item (Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet., 4" x 5".)

Condition

Good; slight warping, residue on surface.

Date

August 1964

Container

Box 111

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: AC0618.004.0001810.tif

Genre/Form

Photographs -- 1960-1970 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film

Scope and Contents

Group of men and women in evening wear (including white dinner jackets) standing in a line. The man on the right is Howard University President James Nabrit. The woman on the right is wearing two fabric badges which read, "Annual Convention" and "Hostess". No ink on negative, no Scurlock number. Ink on envelope: caption and "6 ea of groups standing 1 of other". "ANSCO SAFETY FILM 8" edge imprint.

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-1562600449806-1562600450221-5