- Collection Overview
- Collection Description & Creator Information
- Access & Use
- Collection History
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Series 1: Glass Plate Negative Prints, undated
Collection Overview
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
The glass plate negative prints consist of 479 contact prints made from the glass plate negatives that were stored in original negative boxes in a crate found in the MacMillan Building on Princeton University campus. The original order of the glass plate negatives, as they were stored within the original negative boxes, has been maintained. While it is not entirely certain, presumably around 1906, someone (perhaps Alexander R. Gulick or the photographer) placed these negatives in the boxes and labeled each with a subject. This arrangement does not reflect any chronological order or numerical order in terms of the numbers assigned to each negative, but it does appear to reflect how the images were used. The original glass plate boxes have been kept and are housed at the end of the collection as a separate series.
The images have been arranged alphabetically by general subject, and then according to the designation written on the side of the negative box. A number of the boxes were labeled with the same subject. When this occurs, the first box with the same subject has an (a) after its subject, the second a (b), and so on. At times the designation on the negative box indicates a month, but neither this designation nor a date inscribed with the negative number should be taken at face value. For example, the designation on the outside of the box labeled "Washington Street July" leads one to believe that all of the images in this box must date from the month of July (and probably from the year 1906, given the stage of work depicted). However, as negatives in the box are marked so as to indicate possible dates from August and September, as well as July, the work depicted in these images must cover a longer period of time. Thus the designations assigned to each box usually indicate the place depicted in the images, and sometimes, but not always, the time at which they were taken.
When a negative is of special interest, it is referred to by negative number in the following description. Numbers were written on a majority of the glass plate negatives. These numbers are given in the box listing following this description.
- Arrangement
No arrangement action taken or arrangement information not recorded at the time of processing.
Collection History
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
This collection was processed by Melissa Johnson with assistance from Scott Hamilton in 2000. Alison Speckman produced the archival contact prints from the glass plate negatives. Finding aid written by Melissa Johnson, Scott Hamilton in 2000. Box 12 was added by Christie Peterson in August 2012. Glass plate negatives were rehoused and new box numbers were assigned for the collection in September 2019. Series 7 was added in 2024 by Phoebe Nobles.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
The glass plate negatives have been rehoused and retired from use. Research will be conducted using the archival contact prints, and reproductions will be made from these new paper prints. The paper prints developed circa 1905-1907 will be available for research use, and are housed as a separate series with the contact prints. Photographs printed for a 2006 exhibition are also available for research use.
- 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. The Trustees of Princeton University hold copyright to all materials generated by Princeton University employees in the course of their work. For instances beyond Fair Use, if copyright is held by Princeton University, researchers do not need to obtain permission, complete any forms, or receive a letter to move forward with use of materials from the Princeton University Archives.
For instances beyond Fair Use where the copyright is not held by the University, while permission from the Library is not required, 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:
Series 1: Glass Plate Negative Prints; Historical Photograph Collection, Lake Carnegie Construction Photographs, AC065, Princeton University Archives, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Location:
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Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript LibrarySeeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library65 Olden StreetPrinceton, NJ 08540, USA
- Storage Note:
- Mudd Manuscript Library (mudd): Box 23-24
