Scurlock Studio Records, Series 8: Scurlock Studio Business Records

Object Details

Creator

Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005

Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994

Custom Craft

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964

Names

Howard University -- 20th century

DuBois, W.E.B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963

Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915

Place

Shaw (Washington, D.C.)

Washington (D.C.) -- Small business -- 20th century

Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans

Topic

Portraits -- 20th century

Politicians -- 20th century

Photography -- 20th century -- Washington (D.C.)

Segregation

Commercial photography -- 20th century -- Washington (D.C)

African Americans -- History -- 20th century

African American photographers

African American entertainers -- 20th century

Creator

Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005

Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994

Custom Craft

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964

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Scurlock Studio Records, Series 8: Scurlock Studio Business Records

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.

Summary

The Scurlock photographic studio was a fixture in the Shaw area of Washington, DC from 1907-1996, and encompassed two generations of photographers, Addison N. Scurlock (1883-1964) and his sons George H. (1920- 2005) and Robert S. (1916-1994). Series 8 consists of paperwork pertaining to the administration of the business, the financial documentation of the business, the records of sales, the advertising signs and promotions of the business, the files kept on employees, and other materials kept at the Scurlock Studio. An overview to the entire Scurlock collection is available here: Scurlock Studio Records

Biographical/Historical note

The Scurlock photographic studio was a fixture in the Shaw area of Washington, DC. from 1911 to 1994, and encompassed two generations of photographers, Addison N. Scurlock (1883-1964) and his sons George H. (1920- 2005) and Robert S. (1916-1994). More...

Extent

66 Boxes

Date

1907-1996, undated

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier

NMAH.AC.0618.S08

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Studio portraits

Photographs

Dye transfer process

Matrices, color separation

Color separation negatives

Citation

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

Arrangement

Arranged in 6 subseries. 8.1: Administrative Files 8.2: Financial 8.3: Sales 8.4: Advertising and Marketing 8.5: Employee and Personnel 8.6: Office Files

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.

Genre/Form

Studio portraits

Photographs -- 20th century

Dye transfer process

Matrices, color separation

Color separation negatives

Scope and Contents

Materials contain information relating to the administrative, personnel, financial, sales, promotion, and publicity of the business. Documents including both Scurlock Studio and Custom Craft names are found among these materials because the Scurlock Studio was the primary business. In addition, materials with an unclear origin of either the Scurlock Studio or Custom Craft is also included in this series. The series is arranged into six subseries: 8.1: Administrative files; Subseries 8.2: Financial; Subseries 8.3: Sales; Subseries 8.4: Advertising and marketing; Subseries 8.5: Employee and personnel; and Subseries 8.6: Office files.

Restrictions

Series 8: Business Records, Subseries 8.1: Studio Session Registers are restricted. Digital copies available for research. See repository for details.

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.

Forms Part Of

This series forms part of the Scurlock Studio Records group. Scurlock Studio Records Series 1: Black and White Photographs Series 2: Color Photographs Series 3: Framed Prints Series 4: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin Negatives Series 5: Color Negatives Series 6: Color Transparencies, Slides, and Other Formats Series 7: Black-and-White Color Separation Negatives and Matrices Series 8: Scurlock Studio Business Records Series 9: Custom Craft Business Records Series 10: Capitol School of Photography Series 11: Washington Stock Series 12: Background Materials and Publications

Record ID

ebl-1510065060440-1510065060462-0

Metadata Usage

CC0

GUID

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