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Swarthmore College Camera Club Records

 Collection — othertype: RG6-Q028
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-Q028

Scope and Contents

This small collection contains a volume of minutes, 1896-1902, with some financial records and a program of the 1896 Third Annual Lantern Slide Exhibition.

Dates

  • Creation: 1896-1902

Creator

Limitations on Accessing the Collection

Collection is open for research.

Copyright and Rights Information

Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in to the Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

Biographical / Historical

The Swarthmore Camera Club was student organization devoted to the study of photography. It sponsored an annual Lantern Slide Exhibition beginning in 1894 for which the participants took the photographs and manufactured the slides for presentation. The Club was under the leadership of Professor George A. Hoadley and Professor Henry V. Gummere. Hoadley (1848-1936) was a professor of physics at the College from 1888-1914. Gummere taught mathematics 1893-1898.

Extent

0.21 Linear Feet (1 box (one folder))

Language

English

Overview

The Swarthmore Camera Club was student organization devoted to the study of photography. It sponsored an annual Lantern Slide Exhibition beginning in 1894 for which the participants took the photographs and manufactured the slides for presentation. This small collection contains a volume of minutes, 1896-1902, with some financial records and program..

Arrangement

The collection consists of 1 folder.

Physical Location

For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog

Related Materials

FHL lantern slides collection.

Subject

Title
Swarthmore College Camera Club Records, 1896-1902
Author
FHL staff
Date
2013
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English
Sponsor
Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries

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