Rosa Miller photograph collection
Abstract
The Rosa Miller photograph collection comprises three boxes of glass and film negatives depicting domestic scenes from the early 20th century. The collection includes landscapes from the southern United States, including Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C., along with family portraits.
Dates
- circa 1900-1920
Creator
- Miller, Rosa (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The 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.
Extent
3 Linear Feet (3 boxes) : Glass and film negatives
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Items are arranged by format, and priamarily grouped by subject or topic.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection was acquired in 1991 by the Peale Museum from Rosa Miller: Acc# 1991.22. In 1997 the Peale/Baltimore City Life Museums closed due to lack of funding. Their collections were transferred to the Maryland Historical Society in 1998.
Scope and Contents
The Rosa Miller photograph collection consists of three boxes of 174 glass and film negatives from the collection of Rosa Miller depicting activities of home and leisure life in the early 1900’s. The negatives encompass family portraits as well as strolls through the park, tennis games, needlework, visits to a military camp and landscapes of Baltimore, Atlantic City, Washington DC, Sharps Island, and the southern United States. Box 3 contains the original negative sleeves.
Creator
- Miller, Rosa (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Rosa Miller photograph collection
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Veronica Morales
- Date
- 2016-04
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Revision Statements
- 2020-05-07: Manually entered into ArchivesSpace by Emily Somach.
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