Scott Gibson, Photographer, Prints and Nitrate Negatives

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:

Boxes 1-9 contain nitrate negatives and may not be accessed at this time.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Scott Gibson, Photographer, Prints and Nitrate Negatives, A&M 4000, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
8.33 Linear Feet 20 document cases, 5 in. each
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Scott Gibson, Photographer, Prints and Nitrate Negatives, A&M 4000, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Prints and nitrate negatives of photographs taken by Scott Gibson. The first nine boxes contain nitrate negatives, which are numbered and have been organized by subject. Nitrate negative subjects include West Virginia University Athletics, Buildings, Military, etc.; highway markers; historical houses; Monongalia County views; local organizations and businesses; Morgantown buildings and other features; and portraits. Boxes 10-20 include prints, which are not in numerical order or organized by subject. The prints have the same variety of subjects as the nitrate negatives. Over 500 images have been digitized.

Biographical / historical:

Scott Gibson (1883-1965) was a local photographer in the early twentieth century in Morgantown and Monongalia and Preston Counties. He is regarded as one of the best photographers in the area in this era, in addition to his brother, O.Z. Gibson, in Valley Point, Preston County.

Acquisition information:

Transfer from WVU. Libraries. West Virginia and Regional History Center, 2014 April 04.

Gift from LePera, Ruby, 1966 October 11.

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