Scurlock Studio Records, Series 5: Color Negatives
- Creator
- Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
- Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
- Custom Craft
- Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994
- 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.) -- Small business -- 20th century
- Shaw (Washington, D.C.)
- Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans
- Topic
- Portraits -- 20th century
- Politicians -- 20th century
- Photography -- 20th century -- Washington (D.C.)
- Segregation
- Commercial photography -- 20th century -- Washington (D.C)
- African American entertainers -- 20th century
- African Americans -- History -- 20th century
- African American photographers
- Creator
- Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
- Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
- Custom Craft
- Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994
- Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005
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- Scurlock Studio Records, Series 5: Color 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, DC 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). Series 5 primarily consists of color negatives, but occasionally includes order forms, envelopes, and other photographic materials associated with the order. 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
- 72 Boxes
- Date
- 1964-1994, undated
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Identifier
- NMAH.AC.0618.S05
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Dye transfer process
- Photographs
- Color separation negatives
- Studio portraits
- Matrices, color separation
- Citation
- Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution
- Arrangement
- Arranged in 2 subseries. 5.1: Color negatives arranged by client 5.2: Color negatives arranged by subject
- 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
- Dye transfer process
- Photographs -- 20th century
- Color separation negatives
- Studio portraits
- Matrices, color separation
- Scope and Contents
- Materials primarily consist of color negatives, but also include order forms and envelopes. Photographs associated with the order were move to series two color photographs. The materials document the clients and individuals whose photographs were taken by the Scurlock Studio and a wide variety of subject matters. The subjects represented are individual portrait sittings, organizations, events, businesses, commercial ventures of the Studio, and Washington, DC. The series is arranged into two subseries: Subseries 5.1: Clients, and Subseries 5.2: Subjects.
- 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.
