Research Catalog

Title

Errold D. Collymore photograph collection.

Author

Collymore, Errold, 1892-1972

Publication

[between 1940 and 1992?]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

Luciano Photo Studio, photographer.

Found In

p1c Collymore, Errold, 1892-1972 Errold Collymore Papers, 1928-1999 (OCoLC)883419690

Description

• 25 items (1 folder); 26 x 21 cm and smaller.
• 15 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white ;
• 8 photographic prints : color ;
• 1 photographic print : dye diffusion transfer, color ;
• 1 negative : gelatin silver, black and white ;

Summary

• Collection depicts aspects of the personal life of dentist and civil rights activist Errold D. Collymore from the 1940s to the early 1990s, consisting of individual and group portraits, candid shots, and theater scenes. Collymore's career as a dentist, and his civil rights and civic activities, are not depicted.
• Collection consists of a studio portrait of Collymore; Collymore shown with a group of unidentified men wearing chef's hats and aprons; and in a candid shot with his daughter and grandson (1959). Also included are views of Collymore's wife, amateur actress Magdalene Lewis Collymore, featured in scenes from a theatrical production entitled "Back from the Wars" (ca. 1940s); snapshots of Collymore's grandchildren (1967) and two unidentified young girls (ca. 1940s); a candid shot of brother-in-law Robert Lee Johns (1992); and studio portraits of friends and acquaintances.

Subject

• Collymore, Errold, 1892-1972
• Collymore, Magdalene Lewis
• African American dentists
• Caribbean Americans
• Families, Black > New York (State)
• Activitist > New York (State) > White Plains
• Amateur theater
• African American theater > New York (State) > New York
• African Americans in the performing arts

Genre/Form

• Portrait photographs – 1940-1979.
• Group portraits – 1940-1999.
• Gelatin silver prints – 1940-1979.
• Dye coupler prints – 1960-1999.

Note

• Title taken from Errold D. Collymore Papers.
• Some photographs bear photography studio's hand stamp on verso. Some items bear handwritten captions on verso. One item is a greeting card with a photograph affixed to the front.
• Collection contains work by Luciano Photo Studio.

Terms of Use (note)

• Some items are restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography (note)

• Errold Collymore was born in Barbados in 1892, immigrated to the United States in 1912, and graduated from Howard University's dental school. Facing discrimination while trying to rent a dental office in White Plains, New York in 1926, he began a life-long pursuit of civil rights and became known locally as the "Fighting Dentist." Collymore co-founded the Urban League of Westchester and organized the White Plains/Greenburgh branch of the NAACP, serving as its president for many years. He died in 1972.

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of the Errold D. Collymore Papers, 1928-1999.

Call Number

Sc Photo Errold D. Collymore Collection

OCLC

1055766337

Author

Collymore, Errold, 1892-1972, collector.

Title

Errold D. Collymore photograph collection.

Production

[between 1940 and 1992?]

Type of Content

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

sheet

Terms Of Use

Some items are restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography

Errold Collymore was born in Barbados in 1892, immigrated to the United States in 1912, and graduated from Howard University's dental school. Facing discrimination while trying to rent a dental office in White Plains, New York in 1926, he began a life-long pursuit of civil rights and became known locally as the "Fighting Dentist." Collymore co-founded the Urban League of Westchester and organized the White Plains/Greenburgh branch of the NAACP, serving as its president for many years. He died in 1972.

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Errold D. Collymore Papers, 1928-1999.

Local Note

Sc MG 888

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Added Author

Luciano Photo Studio, photographer.

Found In:

p1c Collymore, Errold, 1892-1972 Errold Collymore Papers, 1928-1999 (OCoLC)883419690

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Errold D. Collymore Collection