Negro Alliance Committee sic acetate film photonegative

Object Details

Photographer: Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
Names: New Negro Alliance; Hastie, William H., Judge
Subseries Creator: Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.); Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994; Custom Craft; Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964; Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005

Topic: Portraits, Group -- 1930-1940 -- Washington (D.C.).; Community life -- Washington, D.C. -- 1930-1940; Committees

See more items in: Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.1: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin Negatives; Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.1: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin Negatives / 4.1: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin negatives

Sponsor: The collection was acquired with assistance from the Eugene Meyer Foundation. Elihu and Susan Rose and the Save America's Treasures program, provided funds to stabilize, organize, store, and create digital surrogates of some of the negatives. Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.

Subseries Citation: Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution

Subseries Rights: When the Museum purchased the collection from the Estate of Robert S. Scurlock, it obtained all rights, including copyright. The earliest photographs in the collection are in the public domain because their term of copyright has expired. The Archives Center will control copyright and the use of the collection for reproduction purposes, which will be handled in accordance with its standard reproduction policy guidelines. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Bibliography: Published in the Alliance's newspaper, New Negro Opinion, Oct. 14, 1934, with caption identifying persons in the photograph. Pointed out by Mr. Derrais Carter, University of Iowa, March 8, 2013. Despite the date given for the newspaper, the Washington theater advertisements below the article are advertising late January dates for movies.

Genre/Form: Photographs -- 1930-1940 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film

Scope and Contents: The correct name apparently was New Negro Alliance. Members of the committee are seated in a row around a conference table, with another row standing behind them. Seated, left to right, are: Catherine Gray, Peggy Williston, Howard Fitzhugh, A.L. DeMond, Frank Thorne, Verdie Robinson, Bertha Lomack, Thelma D. Ackiss. Standing, left to right: Julian O. Branch, Jesse W. Lewis, John Mayo, Rudolph Renfrow, William H. Hastie, Granville Woodson, Col. Harry Atwood, L.J.W. Hayes.

Subseries Restrictions: Collection is open for research. Gloves must be worn when handling unprotected photographs and negatives. Special arrangements required to view negatives due to cold storage. Using negatives requires a three hour waiting period. Contact the Archives Center at 202-633-3270.