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Edward S. Curtis Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: PAAC-0073

Scope and Contents

This artificial collection will be used to catalog Edward Curtis material from multiple accessions. Photo Archives holdings include glass plate negatives, nitrate film negatives, photogravures, photographic prints, hand colored lantern slides, and copy prints.

Some negatives (original glass plate and nitrate negatives) are Curtis's camera originals.

Dates

  • Majority of material found within 1900 - 1930

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to researchers on an appointment basis only, pending approval of request to view original material.

Some physical items (particularly nitrate negatives) may be restricted because of their condition. Other images may be restricted because of their content.

Conditions Governing Use

User responsible for all copyright compliance. Permission to publish must be obtained from Photo Archives. Form to request permission available at: https://www.nmhistorymuseum.org/collections/photo-archives/order-photos

Extent

227 Photographic Negatives

Language of Materials

English

Collections Available Online

Select images from the Edward Curtis Collection are available on New Mexico Digital Collections.

Creator

Title
Edward S. Curtis Photograph Collection
Status
Unprocessed
Author
HA
Date
2022-02-21
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Revision Statements

  • 2022-03-04: Uploaded records for nitrate digitized 2007 to 2009

Repository Details

Part of the NMHM Palace of the Governors Photo Archives Repository

Contact:
113 Lincoln Ave.
Santa Fe NM 87501 USA