African American Family Photographs
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Scope and Contents
Photographs of an African-American family, circa 1880-1960, most likely of Richmond, Virgina. Included are snapshots, studio portraits and photo postcards of family members and also a postcard of the "Barracks of Colored Recruits, Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va." (addressed to Eliza Chatman, Richmond, Va.). Some photos are identified by first names or location. Names include Pearl, Russell, Constance, Berkley, Allen, Beverley Boxyem, Samuel, Mary, James, Horace, Sarah, Mother Booker, Julie, Lester Hall, Joe Bill Williams and Mildred. Locations in addition to Richmond, are Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Tappahannock, Va., Detroit, Michigan, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Pennyslvania. Subjects of photos include visiting relatives, returning from church, several people in military uniform, children playing, post cards, pictures of individuals, studio portraits and family photos.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1880-1960
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access:
Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
Conditions Governing Use:
Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Administrative History:
This collection contains folders with photographs of African-American individuals, families, and friends ranging from places like Richmond, Virginia to Chicago, Illionois.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet
Custodial History
This collection ID was previously Mss. Acc. 2009.606. 4/25/2018 K.King
Acquisition Information:
Purchase.
Processing Information:
Accessioned and minimally described in January 2010 Ute Schechter, Warren E. Burger Archivist. Fully processed by Phillip Nicholas Oct. 2014.
- Portraits of African Americans
- Photographs of unknown African Americans
- Mother Booker Photos
- Unknown African Americans
- Photos of Relatives
- Ms. Callie Washington and Others
- Pearl, an African American Woman
- Unknown Woman and Child
- Photos of Children, Russell and Allen
- Gathering of Unknown African Americans
- Two Unknown Women Posing in the Snow
- Unknown Women and Children
- Unknown Women at a House
- Title
- Guide to the African American Family Photographs
- Author
- SCRC staff
- Date
- 2010-01-20
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository