Evans (William T.) Wentworth Manor, Montclair, New Jersey American collection of paintings - album of photographs, 1904?

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Summary

Title:
Album of photographs of American paintings in the collection of William T. Evans, Wentworth Manor, Montclair, New Jersey
Dates:
1904?
Creators:
Evans, William T., 1843-1918.
Abstract:
Collection of photographs from 1904 of American paintings in the collection of dry goods magnate William T. Evans of Montclair, New Jersey.
Extent:
1 album (50 photographic prints) : b&w, 19 x 30 cm (album)
Language:
Finding aid is written in English. and Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Album of photographs of American paintings in the collection of William T. Evans, Wentworth Manor, Montclair, New Jersey (Collection 94/128). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

The album contains photographs of paintings by artists such as R.A. Blakelock, George H. Bodgert, Frederick S. Church, Charles C. Curran, Wyatt Eaton, Winslow Homer, William Morris Hunt, Will H. Low, Robert C. Minor, Walter Shirlaw, Henry Oliver Walker, Alexander H. Wyant, and H.A. MacNeil. The first photo is a house portrait of Evans' home in Montclair, New Jersey, Wentworth Manor.

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.
Physical facet:

Photographs are printed on Velox paper, a new photographic paper invented by the Belgian chemist Leo Hendrik Baekeland at the end of the 19th century. Velox paper was coated baryta paper with a faint pink tint, and produced a purplish-brown print. Unlike bromide papers, Velox could be handled in subdued daylight or weak gaslight before exposure and during developing. Baekeland sold his invention to George Eastman in 1899 for one million dollars.

Photographs are mounted on rectos and versos of 25 leaves of heavy gray board.

An exhibit list of the paintings photographed, dated May 1904, is affixed to front pastedown.

Bound in dark brown pebble-grain leather; lighter brown leather spine and corners; white textured endpapers.

Spec. Coll. copy: in beige clamshell box, with box title "Evans American Paintings."

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Jane Carpenter with assistance from Simon Elliott; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
Date Prepared:
© 2013
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, encoding added via Notetab Pro. Date of source: 2013 . Supplementary encoding and revision by Caroline Cubé.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Album of photographs of American paintings in the collection of William T. Evans, Wentworth Manor, Montclair, New Jersey (Collection 94/128). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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