Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.11: Customcraft Negatives
- Creator
- Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
- Custom Craft
- Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994
- Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
- Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005
- Names
- Howard University -- 20th century
- DuBois, W.E.B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
- Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
- Place
- Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans
- Washington (D.C.) -- Small business -- 20th century
- Shaw (Washington, D.C.)
- Topic
- Segregation
- Politicians -- 20th century
- Portraits -- 20th century
- Photography -- 20th century -- Washington (D.C.)
- African American entertainers -- 20th century
- African Americans -- History -- 20th century
- African American photographers
- Commercial photography -- 20th century -- Washington (D.C)
- Creator
- Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
- Custom Craft
- Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994
- Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
- Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005
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- Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.11: Customcraft Negatives
- 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.
- Summary
- The Scurlock photographic studio was a fixture in the Shaw area of Washington, D.C. from 1911 to 1994, and encompassed two generations of photographers, Addison N. Scurlock (1883-1964) and his sons George H. (1920- 2005) and Robert S. (1916-1994). Subseries 4.11 consists of orders placed at the Custom Craft Studio. An overview to the entire Scurlock collection is available here: Scurlock Studio Records
- Biographical/Historical note
- The Scurlock photographic studio was a fixture in the Shaw area of Washington, D.C. from 1911 to 1994, and encompassed two generations of photographers, Addison N. Scurlock (1883-1964) and his sons George H. (1920- 2005) and Robert S. (1916-1994). More...
- Extent
- 19 Boxes
- The subseries contains black and white silver gelatin negatives.
- Date
- 1925-1993
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Identifier
- NMAH.AC.0618.S04.11
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Color separation negatives
- Photographs
- Dye transfer process
- Matrices, color separation
- Studio portraits
- Citation
- Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution
- Arrangement note
- The negatives mostly appear to be arranged alphabetically, but the alphabet restarts twice and a few negatives are out of alphabetical order.
- 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.
- Genre/Form
- Color separation negatives
- Photographs -- 20th century
- Dye transfer process
- Matrices, color separation
- Studio portraits
- Scope and Contents note
- The materials represent the orders placed at the Custom Craft Studio. The subseries represents clients and subjects.
- 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.
