Series 1: Helen Balfour Morrison Prints, 1935-1946
Scope and Contents note
Prints created by Helen Balfour Morrison from the negative films she took during at least three trips to Kentucky in 1935, 1938, and 1946. Morrison titled a small portion of the prints and her titles appear in quotes. Print numbers assigned by the Morrison-Shearer Foundation are also listed.
Dates
- Creation: 1935-1946
Creator
- From the Collection: Morrison, Helen Balfour, 1900-1984 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The Helen Balfour Morrison photographs of Kentucky African American communities are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Arrangement note
Organized by film negative numbers assigned by the Morrison-Shearer Foundation, with prints made from 35 mm negatives preceding those made from 4-by-5 negatives. Prints without corresponding negatives are at the end, arranged by the print number assigned by Morrison-Shearer Foundation. It is possible that some of the prints without negatives, particularly those of white individuals, may not belong with this Kentucky sequence, and may not have been developed by Morrison in her darkroom.
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
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