General Photograph Collection
Scope and Contents
The General Photographs Collection consists of consists of 40 linear feet of prints, transparencies and negatives, mainly black and white, documenting the history of Carnegie Mellon University from the early 1900s to the 2000s. Most photographs are undated. Subjects include Carnegie Mellon University faculty, staff, administrators, students, alumni, benefactors, and visitors; academic programs, research centers and university offices; events, athletics, student activities, reunions, commencements, and other activities; and campus scenes, campus architecture, and Pittsburgh views.
The collection is arranged into 11 series: Athletics Campus Buildings Campus Views People Colleges and Research Centers Student Activities Events World Wars University Offices and Programs Miscellaneous Negatives and Transparencies
Dates
- Creation: circa 1900-2006
Creator
- Carnegie Institute of Technology (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright will be determined on a case by case basis.
Extent
40.0 Linear feet (79 boxes)
Language
English
Overview
The General Photographs Collection consists of consists of prints, transparencies, and negatives documenting the history of Carnegie Mellon University from the early 1900s to the 2000s. Subjects include Carnegie Mellon University faculty, staff, administrators, students, alumni, benefactors, and visitors; academic programs, research centers and university offices; events, athletics, student activities, reunions, commencements, and other activities; and campus scenes, campus architecture, and Pittsburgh views.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The provenance for the bulk of the collection is unknown. Many of the photographs seem to have been generated for various University publications, including the Thistle yearbooks, Carnegie Mellon News, and admissions brochures. A few files are identified as donations from alumni or their families. Also included are some photographs separated from other University Archives collections.
Post-1983 35mm negatives were transferred to the archives by Photography and Graphic Services in 2015.
Accruals
Further additions to this collection are expected.
Processing Information
The original processor of the collection is unknown. The collection has been partially reprocessed by Katherine Barbera (Started 7/15/2013) and Laure Bukh (started 10/24/2013). Approximately 3 feet of unprocessed photographic material, mostly from the 1980s forward, were integrated to the collection at that stage.
Subject
- Carnegie Institute of Technology (Organization)
- Title
- Carnegie Mellon University General Photograph Collection, c. 1900-2006
- Status
- Under Revision
- Subtitle
- 0000.62
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Amy Berrish
- Date
- November 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Carnegie Mellon University Archives Repository