E. Tilghman Earle photograph collection
Abstract
This collection contains photographs of buildings in and around Baltimore, as well as buildings in Baltimore County and Annapolis. Also identified are identified portraits.
Dates
- 1900-1941
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
The reproduction of materials in this collection may be subject to copyright restrictions. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine and satisfy copyright clearances or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections. For more information visit the MCHC’s Rights and Permissions page.
Biographical / Historical
There is no information about who made the present collection of photographs, or when or for what purpose. The donor's mother, Leola Earle, had the photographs in her possession, but it is not clear whether she made or collected them.
Elizabeth Bellis (died 1903) was one of the founders of the Empty Stocking Club, which started as a small Christmas party for underprivileged children, and grew to the point of being held at the Fifth Regiment Armory. She was married to Frederick Dorton, and the couple lived at 2330 North Calvert Street in Baltimore. Frederick Dorton's father was Henry F. Dorton, an officer in the United States Navy during the Civil War, who later served as superintendent of foreign mails in the Baltimore Post Office. Their son was Frederick Babcock Dorton, former husband of Elizabeth Tilghman Earle.
Extent
0.21 Linear Feet (1 half Hollinger box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The photographs are arranged according to PP catalog numbers.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. E. Tilghman Earle, 1987.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one box with 78 small format photoprints, made between circa 1905 and 1941, with the majority made in circa 1940-1941. Subjects are mainly buildings in and around Baltimore, with some from Baltimore County and Annapolis. Included buildings are museums, schools, churches, hospitals, monuments, theaters, and service stations.
There are a few identified portraits, including Elizabeth Bellis Dorton (Mrs. Frederick), circa 1900, and Leola M. and Elizabeth Earle with George Nyce in Washington, D.C., circa 1925.
Source
- Earle, E. Tilghman, Mrs. (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the E. Tilghman Earle photograph collection
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Katherine Cowan
- Date
- 1999-10
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Revision Statements
- 2020-01-31: Manually entered into ArchivesSpace by Mallory Herberger.
Repository Details
Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750
specialcollections@mdhistory.org