Scope and Contents
The collection consists of images by anonymous and identified photographers, publishers and distributors. A variety of stereograph formats are represented.
Dates
- circa 1862-1909
Creator
- University of Oregon. Libraries. Division of Special Collections & University Archives (Compiler, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Extent
3.1 linear feet (6 containers) : 6 small photo boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Stereograph collection documents a photographic phenomenon of the 19th and early 20th century which brought world landscapes and peoples to the European and American public. The collection consists of images by anonymous and identified photographers, publishers and distributors. A variety of stereograph formats are represented.
Arrangement
The stereograph collection is arranged in two series:
Series I. By creator, 1862-1906
Series II. By title, 1865-1909
These series are intellectually arranged in alphabetical order.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Normandy S. Helmer and Charity Yates. Revisions by Anna Fleming and Alexandra M. Bisio in 2018.
Processing Information
This collection was complied from various sources by the Curator of Photographic Materials in Special Collections and University Archives at the University of Oregon.
- Photographic prints Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Photography, Stereoscopic -- 19th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photography, stereoscopic -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- stereographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Guide to the Stereograph collection
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Normandy Helmer. Revisions completed by Anna Fleming and Alexandra M. Bisio in 2018.
- Date
- 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Revision Statements
- 2018: DACS compliance
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
