- Collection Overview
- Collection Description & Creator Information
- Access & Use
- Collection History
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Collection Overview
- Creator:
- Rose Photography Studio.
- Title:
- Rose Photography Studio Collection of Glass-Plate Negatives
- Repository:
- Princeton University Archives
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/41687h52f
- Dates:
- circa 1880-1920
- Size:
- 98 boxes
- Storage Note:
- Mudd Manuscript Library (mudd): Box 1-98
- Language:
- English
Abstract
The Rose Photography Studio of Princeton, New Jersey was founded in 1873 by Royal Hill Rose, and was operated by successive generations of the Rose family until 1951. The studio provided photography services for the Princeton community as well as Princeton University. The collection consists of approximately 700 glass-plate negatives of images of Princeton University taken by the Rose Photography Studio. The negatives depict campus events, alumni reunions, class photographs, and student groups.
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Description:
The collection consists of approximately 700 glass-plate negatives of images of Princeton University taken by the Rose Photography Studio. The negatives depict campus events, alumni reunions, class photographs, and student groups.
All information regarding the content and the number of plates in the collection was transcribed from existing box labels. Any discrepancies between this list and the contents of the collection are the result of the original labels. Though most of the plates lacked accompanying dates, by and large the majority of the class photos were taken at reunions.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Rose Photography Studio.
The Rose Photography Studio of Princeton, New Jersey was founded in 1873 by Royal Hill Rose, and was operated by successive generations of the Rose family until 1951. The studio provided photography services for the Princeton community as well as Princeton University.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
The glass-plate negatives which comprise the Rose Photography Studio Collection were once part of a larger collection of approximately 8000 Rose Studio negatives held at Firestone Library. In 1992 that collection was gifted to the Historical Society of Princeton, however in June of 1995 a group of approximately 700 negative plates which depicted University activities were transferred to the University Archives in the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, forming this collection.
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
This collection was processed by Daniel Brennan in March 2009. Finding aid written by Daniel Brennan in March 2009.
All information regarding the content and the number of plates in the collection was transcribed from existing box labels. Any discrepancies between this list and the contents of the collection are the result of the original labels. Though most of the plates lacked accompanying dates, by and large the majority of the class photos were taken at reunions.
All glass plate negatives in the Rose Photography Studio Collection were rehoused in July and August of 2019. Due to this rehousing the number of boxes within the collection expanded. Any discrepancies between topic and correspondng box number were not reconciled at the time of rehousing.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
Access to the glass-plate negatives is restricted due to their fragility. Where prints of the negatives are present, the prints are open for research use. Though digitization may not be possible for every negative, researchers may make requests to digitize material according to Mudd Library's policy on digitization of photographs.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. For quotations that are fair use as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission to cite or publish is required. The Trustees of Princeton University hold copyright to all materials generated by Princeton University employees in the course of their work. If copyright is held by Princeton University, researchers will not need to obtain permission, complete any forms, or receive a letter to move forward with non-commercial use of materials from the Mudd Library. For materials where the copyright is not held by the University, researchers are responsible for determining who may hold the copyright and obtaining approval from them. If you have a question about who owns the copyright for an item, you may request clarification by contacting us through the Ask Us! form.
- Credit this material:
Rose Photography Studio Collection of Glass-Plate Negatives; Princeton University Archives, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/41687h52f
- Location:
-
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript LibrarySeeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library65 Olden StreetPrinceton, NJ 08540, USA
- Storage Note:
- Mudd Manuscript Library (mudd): Box 1-98
Find More
- Other Finding Aids
This collection can also be found under call number AC317. The materials described here are the same as those described in AC317, Series 1, Boxes 1-71.
- Bibliography
The written remembrances of Frances Virginia Rose Himson, a descendent of the Rose family, were consulted in preparation of the Historical Note. A copy of this document can be found in the Library's collection file.
- Genre Terms:
- Negatives (photographic).
- Names:
- Rose Photography Studio.
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