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Josephite archives.

Title: Josephite archives.
Author: Josephite Fathers, compiler.
Publication: [1992?]

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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 Josephite Archives Box 1	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 Josephite Archives Box 2	Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints

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Description

423 items (.5 cubic ft., 2 boxes); 21 x 26 cm
170 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white ;
9 contact sheets : gelatin silver, black and white ;
244 negatives : gelatin silver, black and white ;

Summary

Depictions of individuals, activities and events, particularly of African Americans, related to the Society of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart, also known as the Josephite Fathers, in Baltimore, Maryland from the late 19th century to the 1980s, consisting of studio portraits and candid shots of priests, nuns and seminary students; group portraits of clergy, nuns, Catholic school students, church and school organizations, charity recipients, a football team, and communion and graduation classes; and views of religious services, rites and ceremonies, church-sponsored activities, school classes, and church buildings and properties. Depictions of Society activities in other locations, particularly Louisiana, are limited.
Of note are studio portraits, and a view of the gravesite, of Father Augustine Tolton who became the first publicly acknowledged African American to be ordained a Catholic priest in 1886.

Donor/Sponsor

Preservation of the Black Religious Heritage Project funded by the Lilly Endowment.

Subject

Genre/Form

Portrait photographs – 1990-1999.
Group portraits – 1990-1999.
Gelatin silver prints – 1990-1999.
Contact sheets – 1990-1999.
Negatives – 1990-1999.

Note

Title based on captions.
Images were originally captured between the late 19th century and the 1980s. This collection was photographically reproduced around 1992 from the Josephite photographic archives in Baltimore, Maryland.
Some photographs bear photographer's name or photography studio's name on recto. Many items bear handwritten captions on verso; some items bear printed captions on recto. Some items show were church hand stamps and typewritten captions were used on recto. Some images are cropped; panoramic images were reduced to fit on smaller sized paper. Some items are duplicates.
Some images are accompanied by photocopies of articles, published citations or typewritten chronological biographies.
Collection contains work by A.P. Badou, J.C. Christhilf, and Markiewicz Photo, among others.

Terms of Use (note)

Collection is under copyright; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Call Number

Sc Photo Josephite Archives

OCLC

1285394000

Author

Josephite Fathers, compiler.

Title

Josephite archives.

Production

[1992?]

Type of Content

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

sheet

Terms Of Use

Collection is under copyright; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Location of Other Archival Materials

Josephite archives; Original photographs located at; Josephite Fathers; 1130 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.

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Added Author

Bedou, A. P. (Arthur P.), 1882-1966, photographer.

Christhilf, Jos. C. (Joseph C.), photographer.

Feder, F. Paul, photographer.

MacBeth, Arthur L., photographer.

Markiewicz, Michael E., photographer.

Sanborn, photographer.

Harris & Ewing, photographer.

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Josephite Archives

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