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.