Object Details
Series Creator
Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
Custom Craft
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005
Series Citation
Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution
Scope and Contents note
The subseries clients is predominantly black and white photographs but it also includes order envelopes and materials, and other photographic materials that were part of the order. The clients are arranged in alphabetical order by last name or by the first word of an organization's name. The materials document the orders placed by clients of the Scurlock Studio but in some cases an individual, organization, or business in an image that was not connected to a known order was identified. The photograph was then placed under the indentified individual, organization, or business and may not represent an actual client of the Studio. The majority of orders are formal portrait sittings of individuals but there are also family portraits, events, organizations, businesses, and informal images. In addition, not all photographs in this subseries were taken by the Scurlock Studio; there are there photos by Abdon Daoud Ackad and other studios or photographers that were sent in to make copies.
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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.
Date
1888-1993, undated
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier
NMAH.AC.0618.S01, Subseries 1.1
Type
Archival materials
Series 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.
Series 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.
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Record ID
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