George Kossuth, Photographer, Photographs

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

Special access restriction applies.

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Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], George Kossuth, Photographer, Photographs, A&M 2974, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.5 Linear Feet Summary: 6 in. (2 flat storage boxes, 3 in. each)
Creator:
Kossuth, George J.
Abstract:
Photographic prints and negatives from Wheeling, West Virginia, photographer George J. Kossuth. Collection contains approximately fifty prints and negatives, including color prints and oversize photographs taken by Kossuth between 1904 and 1959, though most of the items are undated. Subjects are chiefly of artists and musicians, including Pablo Casals, Carl Sandburg, John Phillip Sousa, Eleanor Steber, Richard Struass. Also included are photographs of Richard Nixon and George Kossuth himself. A complete list of subjects is available in the library.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], George Kossuth, Photographer, Photographs, A&M 2974, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Biographical / historical:

George J. Kossuth was born in Clifton, West Virginia, in 1886, the son of Peter Kossuth, a cabinet-maker and carpenter from Kentucky. In 1909 George Kossuth opened a photography studio in Wheeling, West Virginia. He later served as chairman of the board of the Photographs Association of American and a trustee of the Winona School of Photography. George Kossuth died in 1960.

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Photographers
Photography
Names:
Kossuth, George.
Places:
Wheeling (W. Va.)