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Exceptional Black scientists photograph collection.

Title: Exceptional Black scientists photograph collection.
Author: CIBA-GEIGY Corporation, sponsoring body.
Publication: 1978-1989.

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Status	Vol/Date	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request Appointment Not available - Please for assistance.	Box 4	Still image	Use in library	Sc Photo Exceptional Black Scientists Collection Box 4	Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person.	Box 3	Still image	Use in library	Sc Photo Exceptional Black Scientists Collection Box 3	Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person.	Box 2	Still image	Use in library	Sc Photo Exceptional Black Scientists Collection Box 2	Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person.	Box 1	Still image	Use in library	Sc Photo Exceptional Black Scientists Collection Box 1	Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints

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c2pc CIBA-GEIGY Corporation Exceptional black scientists collection, 1971-1986 (OCoLC)144652340

Description

2,438 items (1.4 cubic ft., 4 boxes); 28 x 22 cm and smaller.
354 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white ;
228 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white ;
72 contact sheets : gelatin silver, black and white ;
28 photographic prints : color ;
3 instant camera prints : black and white ;
2 stats : black and white ;
1,391 slides : color ;
331 negatives : gelatin silver, black and white ;
11 negatives : color, some black and white ;
18 transparencies : color ;

Summary

The collection depicts the individual African American scientists and physicians selected by pharmaceutical maker CIBA-GEIGY Corporation as significant contributors to their respective fields from 1980 to 1985. Much of the collection is only available as color slides, as well as some contact sheets. A limited number of images date from the late-1970s and the late-1980s.
The collection consists of individual portraits and candid shots of the honorees; views of painter Ernest Crichlow who was commissioned to do portraits of the honorees; photographic reproductions of Crichlow's portraits and the posters used to publicize the honorees' achievements; views of portrait presentations to the honorees; and views of Exceptional Black Scientists poster displays and exhibits at conventions, receptions and high school programs.
The scientists and physicians selected by CIBA-GEIGY were Percy L. Julian, Charles Drew and Jane C. Wright (1980); W. Montague Cobb, Shirley A. Jackson and Ernest Everett Just (1981); Jewell Plummer Cobb, Lloyd N. Ferguson and Augustus A. Wright III (1982); Samuel Lee Kountz, Jennie R. Patrick and David Blackwell (1983); and LaSalle D. Leffall, Reatha Clark King and Walter E. Massey (1984).

Subjects

Genre/Form

Portrait photographs – 1980-1989.
Group portraits – 1980-1989.
Reproductions – 1980-1989.
Gelatin silver prints – 1980-1989.
Dye coupler prints – 1980-1989.
Slides – 1970-1989.
Film negatives – 1980-1989.

Note

Title taken from Exceptional Black Scientists Collection.
Some photographs bear photographer's or photography studio's hand stamp on verso; some items bear photography studio's name on recto; some items bear photographer's mailing label on verso.
Some items bear handwritten captions on verso; some items bear handwritten, typewritten or printed caption labels on verso. Some slides bear handwritten captions on mounts. Some photographs are mounted. Some items bear cropping marks. Some items are duplicates.
Collection contains work by John Blaustein, Michael Fredericks, Jr., Catherine Reeve, and Scurlock Studios, among others.

Terms of Use (note)

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

Biography (note)

CIBA-GEIGY Corporation is a diversified chemical and pharmaceutical company that initiated the Exceptional Black Scientists poster program in 1980, selecting fifteen individuals for their work in medicine, science and mathematics between 1980-1984.

Linking Entry (note)

Forms part of the CIBA-GEIGY Corporation Exceptional Black Scientists Collection, 1971-1986.

Call Number

Sc Photo Exceptional Black Scientists Collection

OCLC

1114338976

Author

CIBA-GEIGY Corporation, sponsoring body.

Title

Exceptional Black scientists photograph collection.

Production

1978-1989.

Type of Content

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

projected

Type of Carrier

sheet

slide

Terms Of Use

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

Biography

CIBA-GEIGY Corporation is a diversified chemical and pharmaceutical company that initiated the Exceptional Black Scientists poster program in 1980, selecting fifteen individuals for their work in medicine, science and mathematics between 1980-1984.

Linking Entry

Forms part of the CIBA-GEIGY Corporation Exceptional Black Scientists Collection, 1971-1986.

Local Note

Sc MG 422

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Blaustein, John, 1947- , photographer.

Crichlow, Ernest, 1914-2005, artist.

Fredericks, Michael, photographer.

Gunn, John, photographer.

Reeve, Catherine, photographer.

CIBA-GEIGY Corporation. Photographic Department, photographer.

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.), photographer.

Shearer Visuals (White Plains, N.Y.), photographer.

Found In:

c2pc CIBA-GEIGY Corporation Exceptional black scientists collection, 1971-1986 (OCoLC)144652340

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Exceptional Black Scientists Collection

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