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By Michael Maune and Neal Harmeyer
Collection Overview
Title: Robert Wray glass negatives, circa 1890s-1920s
Primary Creator: Wray, Robert
Extent: 0.2 Cubic feet
Arrangement:
1. Glass Negatives, circa 1890s-1920s (0.1 cubic feet)
The glass negatives feature Purdue University and time spent in France during World War I. They also feature a mansion, lake-house, and images of family life. Due to lack of documentation, no individuals or buildings are currently identified in the negatives. All negatives have been removed from boxes and housed in acid-free paper sleeves. The negatives are organized into four subseries. The original order of each box is retained in each subseries. Each subseries number corresponds to the box number from which the negatives originated.
2. Negative Boxes, circa 1890s-1920s, (0.1 cubic feet)
The Negative boxes document photographic developing technology companies in the United States and France. Each box features printed information about the photography company as well as typography styles of the period. The original order of the boxes is retained.
Date Acquired: 12/09/2011
Subjects: France--Pictorial works, Purdue University
Forms of Material: Glass negatives
Languages: English, French
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Robert Wray glass negatives (1890s-1920s; 0.2 cubic feet) documents life during the World War I era. The glass negatives feature Purdue University and time spent in France during World War I. It also features a mansion, lake-house, and images of family life. Due to lack of documentation, no individuals or buildings are currently identified in the negatives. Types of materials include: 63 glass negatives and four cardboard boxes for holding negatives. The Negatives are organized into two formal series.
Biographical Note
Robert Wray, originally from Shelbyville, IN, graduated from Purdue University in 1922 with his Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Chemical Engineering Society, Purdue Union, PAA, YMCA, and Yellow Dog.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
Use Restrictions:
© 2012 Purdue University Libraries
Acquisition Source:
Alexis Smith Macklin
Acquisition Method:
Donation
Processing Information:
Whenever possible, original order of the materials has been retained. All materials have been housed in acid-free sleeves and acid-free boxes.
Box and Folder Listing
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- Series 2: Negative Boxes, circa 1890s-1920s
- Item 1: Square box for holding negatives. Hammer print shown on front. Printed on front: “Photographic Dry Plates. Hammer Dry Plate Col. St. Louis, MO., U.S.A.”, undated
- Item 2: Rectangular beige and maroon box for holding negatives. Printed on front (in French): “Plaques á l’Iodo-Bromure d’Argent pour Instantanés, Vues & Portraits” *Translation: “Bromide silver plates for instant pictures and portraits.”, undated
- Item 3: Rectangular yellow box for holding negatives. Printed on front (in French): “L’Intensive – Plaques Ultra-Sensibles au Gélatino-Bromure d’Argent” *Translation: “L’Intensive - Ultra-sensitive plates in a silver gelatinous-bromide solution.”, undated
- Item 4: Rectangular beige box for holding negatives. Printed on front (in French): “Plaques au Gélatino-Bromure D’Argent a Lumière & Ses Fils” *Translation: “Plates in silver-bromide gelatin by A. Lumière and his sons.”, undated
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