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Oscar Stark collection of photographs of African Americans

 Collection
Call Number: RH PH 549

Overview

This collection consists of cartes de visite, cabinet cards, paper prints, and other mounted prints of African Americans, many apparently from Missouri and others from other parts of the Midwest and Northwestern United States. Some of the images are identified, many are not. The collection is roughly organized by photographic process and then by identified groups or individuals first, unidentified following.

Dates

  • Creation: approximately 1870s-1920s

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Extent

.25 Linear Feet (1 document case)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

RH PH 549

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, Oscar Stark, 1994.

Source

Title
Guide to the Oscar Stark Collection
Subtitle
Oscar Stark collection of photographs of African Americans
Author
Finding aid prepared by mwh, 2020. Finding aid encoded by mwh, 2020.
Date
2020-01
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in English.
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/2662116072
Preferred citation
Oscar Stark collection of photographs of African Americans, RH PH 549, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

Contact:
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