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Inventory of Portraits, Drawings and Photographs from the Hooker Family Papers [graphic], ca. 1880-ca. 1949
BANC PIC 1977.006-.008--PIC  
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Description
Portraits include Katharine Putnam Hooker and family, Putnam, Yates and Whitney family members, and others.



Photographs relating to the Hooker family show California missions, outdoor scenes, homes and estates, and travel pictures from other U.S. locations. Negatives show Yosemite, Hetch Hetchy, Tahoe, Tioga Pass, Sonoma, Monterey, the Grand Canyon, and many views of Mill Valley. Also includes 1 portrait of poet Rupert Brooke.



Drawings include sketches of the San Francisco Art Club from 1882-1886, one signed by Arthur F. Mathews (a portrait of Ethel Beaver). Other sketches show Berkeley, Alameda, and vicinity during the 1880's.
Extent
Number of items: ca. 310 prints, 50 drawings and ca. 150 negatives
Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
Availability
Collection is open for research, except for negatives, which are restricted. Use of negatives only by permission of the appropriate curator. Inquiries concerning these materials should be directed, in writing, to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library.