Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.6: Black and white negatives in cold storage arranged by client

Object Details

Scope and Contents note
The negatives document the orders of the clients of the Scurlock Studio. The majority of the negatives are of portrait sittings but there are also negatives depicting children, couples, and groups.
Summary
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). Subseries 4.6 consists of black and white silver gelatin negatives. An overview to the entire Scurlock collection is available here: Scurlock Studio Records
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.
Arrangement note
The arrangement of the negatives is unclear; the arrangement will be in alphabetical order before it will start completely over again.
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...
Creator
Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994
Custom Craft
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Genre/Form
Color separation negatives
Matrices, color separation
Studio portraits
Dye transfer process
Photographs -- 20th century
Identifier
NMAH.AC.0618.S04.06
Creator
Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994
Custom Craft
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Names
Howard University -- 20th century
DuBois, W.E.B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Color separation negatives
Matrices, color separation
Studio portraits
Dye transfer process
Photographs
Extent
87 Boxes
The subseries consists of black and white silver gelatin negatives.
Note
Cold Storage
Place
Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans
Washington (D.C.) -- Small business -- 20th century
Shaw (Washington, D.C.)
Citation
Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution
Forms Part Of
Subseries 4.6 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
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Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.6: Black and white negatives in cold storage arranged by client
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.
Topic
Segregation
Portraits -- 20th century
Photography -- 20th century -- Washington (D.C.)
Politicians -- 20th century
Commercial photography -- 20th century -- Washington (D.C)
African Americans -- History -- 20th century
African American entertainers -- 20th century
African American photographers
Date
1929-1989
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.
Montage of [pictures of] Numa P.G. Adams, Howard Thurman, Walter G. Daniel, F.D. Wilkinson, William S. Nelson, J. M. Nabit, Jr., Charles H. Wesley, M. W. Johnson, W. H. Hastie, L. V. Childers, C. H. Thompson [cellulose acetate photonegative].
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