Use Restrictions

There may be use restrictions on some of the fragile photographs.

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Preferred Citation

George B. Holsinger photograph collection, Collection #C0186, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Collection purchased from Fine Antiquarian Books in 2010.

Processing Information

Processed by Greta Kuriger in January 2011. EAD markup completed by Greta Kuriger in January 2011.

Biographical Information

George B. Holsinger (1857-1908) was a composer and music teacher originally from Pennsylvania. From 1882 to 1898 he was director of the music department at Bridgewater College in Virginia. Over his lifetime he composed over 200 songs and his work includes "Song Praises" from 1906 and "Psalms and Hymns".

Scope and Content

This collection contains forty photographs including tintypes and cartes de visit mounted on paper backings, taken by unknown photographers, depicting portraits of George B. Holsinger. This collection provides a unique look at a man aging as well as changes in photographic processes through the late 1800s.

Arrangement

Organized chronologically.

Related Material

Special Collections and Archives also holds many other photograph collections.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Carte de visite photographs
• Holsinger, Geo. B. (George Blackburn), 1857-1908 -- Photographs
• Photographic prints
• Portraits
• Tintypes