Object Details
Photographer
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Names
Howard University
Miller, Kelly, 1863-1939
Subseries Creator
Custom Craft
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005
Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994
Subseries Citation
Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution
Scope and Contents
Job Number: 12948
Posed studio portrait of Miller in morning suit with his hand resting on the back of a chair. Ink on negative: "12948 Prof K. Miller - 1 - B & W - 8 x 10". Ink on envelope: "Kelly Miller standing". No edge imprint. Pencil retouching of face and hands.
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Exhibitions Note
Reproduction print exhibited in "The Scurlock Studio and Black Washington: Picturing the Promise," NMAAHC Gallery, NMAH, January 30 - November 15, 2009; image reproduced in exhibit's companion book.
Place
Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans
Topic
Portraits -- African American men -- 1910-1920
Portraits -- African American men -- 1920-1930
Photographer
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Culture
African Americans -- Washington (D.C.)
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Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.5: Black and white negatives in cold storage arranged by job number
Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.5: Black and white negatives in cold storage arranged by job number / Scurlock client negatives: M - Mysich
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.
Biographical / Historical
Miller was Head, Dept. of Education, College of Liberal Arts, and Dean of the Graduate School, Howard University.
Extent
1 Item (Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet, [possibly nitrate] 10" x 8".)
Condition
Good, slight discoloration, fingerprints.
Date
undated
1911-1922
Container
Box 316
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Type
Archival materials
Photographs
Subseries 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.
Scan
Scan: AC0618.004.0000895.tif
Genre/Form
Photographs -- 1910-1930 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film.
Subseries Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Series 8: Business Records, Subseries 8.1: Studio Session Registers are restricted. Digital copies available for research. See repository for details.
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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