Clinton K. Curtis photograph albums
Content Description
The Clinton K. Curtis photograph albums (1880s; 0.5 cubic feet) contain 76 photographs (albumen prints, most mounted, some hand-colored, probably commercially produced and sold) of views and people in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Thailand, and Burma, collected by U.S. Navy officer Clinton K. Curtis.
Dates
- Creation: 1880s
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research use.
Biographical Note
Clinton K. Curtis (1849-1906) was born in West Liberty, West Virginia. Curtis joined the U.S. Navy in 1865, and during the 1880s he spent much of his service travelling between various east and south Asian countries.
Sources: Materials within collection, http://www.lindapages.com/wvcw/12wvi/12-wbcurtis.htm, and https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27200151/clinton-kidd-curtis.
Extent
0.5 Cubic Feet (2 volumes)
Provenance
Accession 2017 0108 Donated by Randolph T. Pendleton, 17 June 2016.
Genre / Form
- Title
- Clinton K. Curtis photograph albums
- Author
- Tanner Greene
- Date
- 18 March 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
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