Inventory of Turrill-Miller Photograph Collection, 1905-1920
Processed by University Archives staff; machine-readable finding aid created by
Anne McMahon
University Archives
Santa Clara University
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Santa Clara, California 95053-0500
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Santa Clara University. All rights reserved.
Inventory of Turrill-Miller Photograph Collection, 1905-1920
University Archives
Santa Clara, California
Contact Information:
- University Archives
- Santa Clara University
- 500 El Camino Real
- Santa Clara, California 95053-0500
- Phone: (408) 554-4117
- Fax: (408) 554-5179
- Email: amcmahon@mailer.scu.edu
- URL: http://www.scu.edu/archives
- Processed by:
- University Archives staff
- Encoded by:
- Anne McMahon
© 1999 Santa Clara University. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Inventory of Turrill-Miller Photograph Collection,
Date (inclusive): 1905-1920
Record group:
Creator:
Turrill, Charles Beebe, 1854-1927
Extent: 4 linear feet of photographs and negatives
Repository:
Santa Clara University Archives
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Turrill-Miller Photograph Collection, Santa Clara University. University Archives.
Biography
Charles Beebe Turrill was born March 6, 1854, and died in 1927. He began his work as an amateur photographer in 1886, and
started a professional business around 1900 in San Francisco. His work at Santa Clara College, later Santa Clara University,
reflect his interest in photography as a form of historical documentation. As quoted in the San Francisco Call and Post, Sept.
17, 1921, Turrill explained, "I am fighting to preservethe history of California - for the accuracy of historic records."
He spent time at Santa Clara restoring photographs damaged in a fire in the Fathers' residence hall, 1909, and took other
photographs himself "to show present conditions, the building of a new residence and senior hall and the class pictures."
(Correspondence from Turrill to J. Perkins Tracy, April 8, 1914, Society of California Pioneers)
Scope and Content
The Turrill-Miller Photograph Collection is a collection of images that captures campus life and the built environment of
Santa Clara College from 1905-1920. During that time, Charles Beebe Turrill, of the photography firm of Turrill & Miller photographers,
photographed student organizations, construction of new buildings, individual portraits, and sports events. The period was
defined by dramatic changes in the built environment. As such, the majority of the collection comprises images of campus buildings.
The Collection includes approximately 4 linear feet of photographs and glass negatives. Image sizes include 8x10 and 11x13.
8x10 Subject Series
Physical Description: 2 l.f. of gelatin silver prints
Dormitories - Senior Hall/O'Connor Hall
Military - Santa Clara Cadets
11x13 Subject Series
Physical Description: .25 l.f. of mounted gelatin silver prints
Glass Negative Series
Physical Description: 1.5 l.f. of 8x10 glass negatives
