Curtis, Clinton K., photograph albums Clinton K. Curtis photograph albums MSS 16404

Clinton K. Curtis photograph albums MSS 16404

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
URL: https://small.library.virginia.edu/

Tanner Greene

Repository

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Identification

MSS 16404

Title

Clinton K. Curtis photograph albums 1880s

URL:

https://archives.lib.virginia.edu/ark:/59853/703

Quantity

0.5 Cubic Feet, 2 volumes

Language

Materials are in English.

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation

MSS 16404, Clinton K. Curtis photograph albums, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Provenance

Accession 2017 0108 Donated by Randolph T. Pendleton, 17 June 2016.

Clinton K. Curtis (1849-1906) was born in West Liberty, West Virginia. Curtis joined the U.S. Navy in 1865, and during the 1880s he spent much of his service travelling between various east and south Asian countries.

Sources: Materials within collection, http://www.lindapages.com/wvcw/12wvi/12-wbcurtis.htm, and https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27200151/clinton-kidd-curtis.

Content Description

The Clinton K. Curtis photograph albums (1880s; 0.5 cubic feet) contain 76 photographs (albumen prints, most mounted, some hand-colored, probably commercially produced and sold) of views and people in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Thailand, and Burma, collected by U.S. Navy officer Clinton K. Curtis.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Black-and-white photographs
Photograph albums