Photographs and Slides

Object Details

Sponsor: Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and the Terra Foundation for American Art.

Collection Citation: Esther McCoy papers, circa 1876-1990, bulk 1938-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Arrangement note: The series is arranged as 6 subseries: 9.1: Personal and Family Photographs, circa 1876-1989 9.2: Architects, circa 1898-1980s 9.3: Case Study Houses, circa 1945-1962 9.4: Exhibition Photographs, circa 1952-1969 9.5: Research Photographs, circa 1915-1970s 9.6: Slides, circa 1950s-1980s

Collection Rights: The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Scope and Contents note: Most of the photographs arranged in this series are of architects, architecture, and related research subjects, and were taken by McCoy and others in support of her numerous articles, books, and exhibitions. Also included are McCoy's personal and family photographs. In addition, there are approximately 3,600 slides used by McCoy in her numerous lectures and talks.

Collection Restrictions: Use of original papers requires an appointment. Use of audiovisual recordings without access copies requires advance notice.