Hillcrest Drive [Harrisonburg, Virginia] photographs

Access and use

Location of collection:
James Madison University
Second Floor Room 203, MSC 1704
Carrier Library
James Madison University
880 Madison Drive
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Tiffany Cole
Phone: (540) 568-3444
Phone: (540) 568-3612
Fax: (540) 568-3405
Restrictions:

Collection open to research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.

Terms of access:

The copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Hillcrest Drive [Harrisonburg, Virginia] Photographs, 1951-1984, SC 0321, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Summary

Extent:
0.43 Gigabytes 31 digital files
Creator:
Witmer, Andrew (Andrew Daryl) (1976-), Benson, Raymond Templin, Colonel, 1894-1977, and Witmer, Andrew (Andrew Daryl) (1976-)
Abstract:
The Hillcrest Drive [Harrisonburg, Virginia] Photographs, 1951-1984, comprise a series of digital images documenting the house and surrounding neighborhood located at 1215 Hillcrest Drive in Harrisonburg's Maplehurst neighborhood.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Hillcrest Drive [Harrisonburg, Virginia] Photographs, 1951-1984, SC 0321, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Background

Scope and content:

The Hillcrest Drive [Harrisonburg, Virginia] Photographs, 1951-1984, comprise a series of digital images (15 photographs and one handwritten note) documenting the house at 1215 Hillcrest Drive and surrounding Maplehurst neighborhood. Neighboring streets documented in the photographs include Moffett Terrace and East Fairview Drive. Northwest views of Harrisonburg and towards Rockingham County and West Virginia are also visible.

Biographical / historical:

The house at 1215 Hillcrest Drive, located in Harrisonburg's Maplehurst neighborhood and adjacent to James Madison University, was built in 1952 with Colonel Raymond Temple Benson (1894-1977) and Margaret Thompson Benson (1892-1990) as the first residents. The house was sold to Ray M. Wine and Ann Wine between 1984 and 1985. They resided at the house until 2002. One other owner resided at the house prior to the donor.

Acquisition information:
The photographs were loaned to Special Collections by Andrew Witmer, history professor at James Madison University and owner of the property at 1215 Hillcrest Drive, in September 2011 for digitization. The originals were returned to the donor upon completion of digitization.
Custodial history:

A handwritten note accompanying the photographs suggests that Margaret Benson gave the photographs to Ray M. Wine when he purchased the house circa 1985. Given that the photographs are in the custody of the current owner of 1215 Hillcrest Drive, that same gesture was likely continued for each subsequent resident of the house.

Processing information:

The photographs were loaned to Special Collections in 2011 for digitization. Upon completion of digitization, the original photographs were returned to the donor.

The collection was minimally processed in 2012. The scanned file names were assigned the prefix P0005 and a description of "Sunny Slope." The file names were updated in 2022.

Physical facet:
TIFF format
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard