Mary Church Terrell Number 16 acetate film photonegative

Object Details

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep803ddeed6-af29-4081-86be-b4d44401da8f

General

Freezer box number XX. Print in Box 81. Originally in Box A.

Photographer

Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964

Creator

Defender (film manufacturer)

Names

Terrell, Mary Church, 1863-1954

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

African American women

Photographer

Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964

Creator

Defender (film manufacturer)

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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.

Biographical / Historical

Civic activist. Born in Memphis, Tenn. Graduate, Oberlin College, 1884. First black woman to be appointed to the District of Columbia School Board, 1895; charter member of the NAACP. Married to Judge Robert H. Terrell. Autobiography: "A Colored Woman in a White World" (1940).

Extent

1 Item

Medium

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

Condition

Excellent. Heavy pencil retouching in face area.

Date

[ca. 1940-1950]

Container

Box 27

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Type

Archival materials

Studio portraits

Photographs

Retouching

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: 618ns0224483-01pw.tif

Genre/Form

Studio portraits -- African American women

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

Retouching -- Pencil

Scope and Contents

Formal portrait in studio, standing near chair, wearing long gown. Negative edge imprint: "Defender Safety Film." No studio markings on film.

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-1562600449806-1562600449976-1