Series 2: Photographs and Prints, circa 1848-1939
Scope and Contents
Series 2: Photographs and Prints (circa 1848-1939; approx. 34 cubic feet) consists primarily of portrait photographs of white male Civil War soldiers and civilians in addition to some portraits of white women and a small number of portraits of Black soldiers and Native American soldiers. Also included are documentary photographs of Civil War-related places and scenes. Series 2 photographs are comprised of a variety of nineteenth-century photographic formats, including daguerreotype, ambrotype, tintype, carte de visite, cabinet card, and stereoview. They also include carte de visite photograph albums as well as larger scale formats, including albumen and salt prints.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1848-1939
Language of Materials
The John L. Nau III Civil War History Collection is predominantly in English. A small number of materials are in Spanish, French, Swedish, and German, and this is indicated at the file level.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 133 Cubic Feet (255 boxes; 9 framed items)
Arrangement
Series 2 is arranged in the following subseries.
Subseries A: Portraits of Known Subjects
This subseries is arranged alphabetically by subject surname or last name. This is followed by photographs in alphabetical order by regimental association.
Subseries B: Portraits of Unknown Subjects in Daguerreotype Format:
This subseries is arranged in order of donor accession number (see Alphanumeric Designations in resource record).
Subseries C: Portraits of Unknown Subjects in Ambrotype Format:
This subseries is arranged in order of donor accession number (see Alphanumeric Designations in resource record).
Subseries D: Portraits of Unknown Subjects in Tintype Format:
This subseries is arranged in order of donor accession number (see Alphanumeric Designations in resource record).
Subseries E: Portraits of Unknown Subjects in Carte de Visite Format:
This subseries is arranged in order of donor accession number (see Alphanumeric Designations in resource record).
Subseries F: Portraits of Unknown Subjects in Cabinet Card, Albumen, and Other Formats:
This subseries is arranged in order of donor accession number (see Alphanumeric Designations in resource record).
Subseries G: Documentary Photographs:
This subseries is arranged in alphabetical order by location. This is followed by unknown locations arranged in order of donor accession number (see Alphanumeric Designations in resource record).
Subseries H: Photograph Albums and Collections:
This subseries is arranged alphabetically by surname or last name of the associated individual(s). This is followed by photograph albums and collections arranged alphabetically according to regimental association. And, finally, photograph albums and collections of unknown attribution or provenance are arranged in order of donor accession number (see Alphanumeric Designations in resource record).
Repository Details
Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States