- Collection Overview
- Collection Description & Creator Information
- Access & Use
- Collection History
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Glass Plate Negatives, circa 1897 September
Collection Overview
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
Consists of 7 negatives. Three are likely exteriors of the properties on Conanicut Island that Grace Putnam owned and rented out. The other four depict the family's row boat; one includes Grace (likely) seated in the boat, and another shows Worcester Putnam (likely) seated in the boat.
- Arrangement
The subseries is organized chronologically by document type.
Collection History
- Appraisal
No material was separated during 2013 processing.
- Processing Information
This collection was processed by Faith Charlton in December 2013. Finding aid written by Faith Charlton in December 2013. Lexy deGraffenreid updated the Conditions Governing Access note in January 2025.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Access to 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 via the Ask Special Collections, form according to Special Collections' policy on digitization.
- 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
Fragile; requires special handling.
- Credit this material:
Glass Plate Negatives; Bayard Taylor Putnam Family Papers, C1463, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (hsvm): Box 4