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Subseries 2A: Sequential Negatives, undated

4 boxes

Collection Overview

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

This subseries consists of negatives, both individual frames and strips of 3 or 4 frames, which were numbered by the creator and placed into numerical series based on subject and/or location. The arrangement is not necessarily chronological but does accurately represent intellectual distinctions between subjects. For example, all 3000s are images of San Cristóbal de las Casas but they are numbered regardless of the year in which they were photographed.

Strips of three or four frames were numbered according to their content and then cut into single negatives and sleeved individually with their corresponding number. However, a number of strips were numbered but not cut, and so whole series exist piecemeal in two locations and as two formats: in folders as strips, and in box divisions as single, sleeved negatives. A number of the sleeved negatives have hand-written information in addition to number and location, including the year, topic, and name of the subject.

In addition to numbering based on the place where the photograph was taken, Hilt was also creating two artificial series called Portraits and Miscellaneous. Portraits of friends, companions and local peoples were singled out from other series and combined. For example, a strip of negatives from the Santa María Magdalena Aldama series is numbered 911, 5025, 912, 5026. The 900s represent the Santa María series, while the 5000s were intended to become part of the Portrait series. Since the process was not complete, these negatives were not separated and sleeved individually. Notes on the file or division level reflect what other numbers (and thus what other subjects) are present in that folder or division.

Whole sets of numbers, such as 700-800, were never used. In some cases, numbers are missing and the sequences are not complete. This suggests that some negatives were removed from the collection or numbers were overlooked due to human error. When numbers are not present in a folder or division they are noted in parentheses.

Irregularity in the numbering of series is present. For example, the 2000s: Najá series consists of 425 numbers, but there are in fact 446 negatives. This discrepancy arises because there are 3 missing negatives, 2 un-numbered negatives, 10 "5000 series" negatives, and 12 duplicate numbers. These factors exist elsewhere.

Additionally, many negatives were labeled but not numbered or have no information at all. In these instances the negatives became part of a separate subseries (Subseries 2B: Non-Sequential Negatives). Researchers looking for the complete treatment of a single subject or place should not overlook the un-numbered negatives.

Physical note: Negatives are arranged in numerical order. Researchers are asked to take care when handling the materials in order to retain their proper arrangement.

Arrangement

This subseries is arranged numerically.

Collection History

Appraisal

Researchers should note the separated photographic prints of Giles G. Healey (Box M3, Numbers M0058-M0075) in:

(WC064) - Western Americana photographs collection, 1800s-1900s.

Processing Information

This collection was processed and compiled by Valerie Addonizio, November 2009. Finding aid written by Valerie Addonizio in 2009 and updated in 2011.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Credit this material:

Subseries 2A: Sequential Negatives; Indians of Chiapas, Mexico, Film Negatives Collection, WC058, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Location:
Firestone Library
One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
(609) 258-3184
Storage Note:
  • Firestone Library (mss): Box 1-4

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Bibliography

Bibliography Palenque Round Table, & Robertson, M. G. (1980). Third Palenque Round Table, 1978--part 2: Proceedings of the tercera Mesa Redonda de Palenque, June 11-18, 1978. Austin: University of Texas Press. Palka, J. W. (2005). Unconquered Lacandon Maya: Ethnohistory and archaeology of indigenous culture change. Maya studies. Gainesville: University Press of Florida. Wilson, Charles Morrow. (1947). Backwards a dozen centuries. Natural History, 56 (8), pp. 370-378.

Names:
Chiapas (México)
United Fruit Company.
Blom, Gertrude Duby
Healey, Giles G. (Giles Greville), 1901-1980
Hilt, Ralph
Wilson, Charles Morrow, 1905-1977