Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Robert Bingham Negatives and Album Collection
- Dates:
- 1900-1940
- Abstract:
- This collection contains photographs taken by Robert Bingham. It includes negatives, a few loose photographs, and photographs encased in four different albums. There is also a book titled, The Effects of Atomic Bombs on Health and Medical Services in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
- Extent:
- 2 boxes One box containing 882 negatives, and 10 photographs: 2 Polaroid, 7 smaller photographs, two 9.5 x 8 photographs. The second box contains 4 albums, and one book, The Effects of Atomic Bomb on Health and Medical Services in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
-
Robert Bingham Negatives and Album Collection, Donation of Ann Bingham Freeman, UCR/California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside
Background
- Scope and content:
-
The collection contains 882 negatives, 4 photographic albums, 11 photographs, and one book. The images include family photographs, pictures from the University of Redlands, and travel photographs, especially from Mexico.
- Biographical / historical:
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Riverside physician Dr. Robert Bingham was a nationally known camera collector and founder of the Western Photographic Collectors Association, whose donation began the formation and founding of the California Museum of Photography.
- Acquisition information:
- Donated by Ann Bingham Freeman.
- Arrangement:
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The collection is arranged in two boxes: Negatives and Photographs, and Photographic Albums and Book.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Negatives
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2021-04-01 18:34:20 UTC .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Use of images in publication is subject to the approval of Robert Bingham's descendants, who the museum will contact on author's behalf.
All items in the collection are available for on-site viewing by appointment.
- Preferred citation:
-
Robert Bingham Negatives and Album Collection, Donation of Ann Bingham Freeman, UCR/California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside
- Location of this collection:
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3824 Main StreetRiverside, CA 92501, US
- Contact:
- (951) 827-5303