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Series 6: Photographs, approximately 1850s-1970s, bulk: 1890 - 1956

 Series

  • Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

Prints, negatives, color transparencies, and one daguerreotype of Borowski, his wife and extended family, and some vacation and travel photographs. Also includes one folder of autographed photos from musicians and celebrities, such as Jascha Heifetz, Albert Schweitzer, Percy Grainger, Frederick Stock, Pierre Monteux, and Eugene Ormandy.

Dates

  • Creation: approximately 1850s-1970s
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1890 - 1956

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The Felix Borowski Papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).

Audiovisual recordings in this collection have been digitized and are available online. Access to the original audiovisual items is restricted.

Arrangement note

Arranged by subject. Unidentified print and daguerreotype at the end of the series.

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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