Series 4: Photographs, 1846-1938
Scope and Contents note
Includes images of family members, business associates, the Spencer family homestead, Spencer’s Log Seminary and the Spencer family coat-of-arms. Included too, are reproductions of Junius Sloan’s and Lyman P. Spencer’s art work. In various formats—engravings, glass plates, cased photographs, gelatin silver prints, negatives, etc.
Dates
- Creation: 1846-1938
Creator
- From the Collection: Spencer, Platt R. (Platt Rogers), 1800-1864 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The Platt R. Spencer papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Arrangement note
Arranged alphabetically by name of subject. Boxes 15 and 16 contain cased photographs such as daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes.
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
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