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Arthur E. Scott photograph collection 32 Linear Feet 43 boxes; 27 scrapbooks

Scott, Arthur E., 1917-1976
This collection contains photographs taken by Arthur E. Scott, a photojournalist and photo-historian for the U.S. Senate. It contains over 5,000 prints and negatives of United States politicians (mainly Senators), political events such as campaigns and inaugurations, and landmarks throughout the Washington, D.C. area, from the mid-1930s to the 1970s. There are also 27 scrapbooks compiled by Arthur E. Scott, primarily consisting of newspaper clippings of Scott's photographs. The collection also contains glass negatives from the 1910s and 1920s that were taken by other photographers.
  1. George Mason University

Cabinet Photograph of Bessie Gardner 1 Photographic Prints

Davis and Sanford Artist Photographers (New York)

A cabinet photograph of Elizabeth Gardner 'Bessie,' who married Alfred I. duPont in 1887. The image was made by 'Davis & Sanford, Artist Photographers' of 246 Fifth Avenue, New York.'

  1. Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Charles Baptie photograph collection 26 Linear Feet 71 boxes total; 24 document boxes, 35 3-ring photo boxes, and 12 oversize boxes

Baptie, Charles
Mid-20th century photographs of Washington, D.C., area landmarks, including Gunston Hall, the White House, and embassies; local businesses, including Texaco stations and Hot Shoppes; and more common subjects, like artwork, animals, nature, or people. These images are in several formats: negatives, slides, prints, and publications.
  1. George Mason University

Charles Manson Crutchfield Collection of Memorabilia 4.4 Linear Feet

Miley, Michael, 1841-1918

Includes 82 items collected by Charles Manson Crutchfield, including 38 photographs some of which are of Confederate generals and were taken by Michael Miley, postcards and printed materials, most of which concern Washington and Lee University and the surrounding city of Lexington, Virginia during the 1880's

  1. Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Collection relating to proposal to hang photos of McCormick family portraits in Rockbridge County Courthouse 35 Item

McDowell, William George, 1850-1921

This collection includes 35 items relating to a proposal to hang portraits of Cyrus, Leander, and Robert McCormick in the Rockbridge County Courthouse, including a memorandum from Cyrus Bentley II dated January 6, 1912 and copies of memoranda and correspondence from William A. Anderson, William G. McDowell, and other parties.

  1. Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Drawings of Thomas Bewick 0.14 Linear Feet

Nesbit, Charlton, 1775-1838

Pencil drawing of Thomas Bewick, "Drawn on the block by Wm. Nicholson, Chas Nesbit sc." Signed by Bewick and circa 1820. Also, three original portraits of Thomas Bewick, two are wash drawings from life on one sheet by Charlton Nesbit and T.A. Kidd. A separate sheet shows an additional Kidd drawing done from a painting by Miss Kirkly. The Newsbit drawing is signed by Bewick, also circa 1820.

  1. College of William and Mary

Federal Theatre Project photograph collection 47 Linear Feet 112 boxes

Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)
This collection consists of graphic materials relating to Federal Theatre Project productions from 1936 to 1939 across the United States, with the majority from New York City and Roslyn, New York, San Diego and San Francisco, California, and Chicago, Illinois. The collection is mostly comprised of black and white photographs ranging in size from 4x5 to 11x14 and duplicate prints, as well as a few negatives.
  1. George Mason University

George B. Holsinger photograph collection 0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Holsinger, Geo. B. (George Blackburn), 1857-1908
This collection contains forty photographs including tintypes and cartes de visit mounted on paper backings, taken by unknown photographers, depicting portraits of George B. Holsinger. This collection provides a unique look at a man aging as well as changes in photographic processes through the late 1800s.
  1. George Mason University

James Monroe papers 2.50 Linear Feet

Monroe, James, 1758-1831

Collection contains correspondence from 1783-1831, of James Monroe written from Richmond, Virginia while serving time as governor, Paris while minister to France, London while minister to Great Britain, from Washington, D. C. while Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and from Loudoun County, Virginia after serving as President. Also included is a penciled sketch of Monroe by John Vanderlyn. Subjects covered in the collection include diplomatic service, education (advice to his nephew), United States foreign relations with France and Great Britain; the Missouri Compromise; and slavery. Among the correspondents are John Quincy Adams, John C. Calhoun, Henry Lee, John Marshall, Timothy Pickering, St. George Tucker and Monroe's uncle, Joseph Jones and his nephew James Monroe.

  1. College of William and Mary

Kuratorium Unteilbares Deutschland photograph collection 5.5 Linear Feet 11 boxes

Kuratorium Unteilbares Deutschland
The Kuratorium Unteilbares Deutschland (KUD) photograph collection consists of approximately 3,400 photographic prints that document the activities of the KUD, a West German organization that campaigned for reunification. Many of the photographs document the construction of the Berlin Wall and the response of West German citizens, including campaigns, memorials, and exhibitions. There are also photographs of KUD leaders and visits by foreign political leaders. The photographs are almost all black and white prints and range in size from 3 x 4" to 11 x 17" with most measuring approximately 5 x 7".
  1. George Mason University

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