Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Rockefeller, Laurance Spelman (1910-2004)
- Extent:
- 146.6 Cubic Feet
- Language:
- English .
Background
- Scope and Content:
From an early age, Laurance S. Rockefeller (LSR) was an avid photographer, and his photograph collection reflects this appreciation, along with the broad range of his activities and interests. The LSR Photographs collection is sorted into several component groupings, loosely based on format, storage location (home or office), or use (e.g., Photo Reference files), at the time his collection was arranged and catalogued.
RG 1 (FA1128), which contains LSR's loose or "flat" photo files, plus materials that were not included in other collection components at the time the collection was organized; The photo albums in RG 2 (FA1128A), document LSR's personal and family life from childhood through retirement, as well as many of his business and civic activities. RG 3 (FA1128B), LSR's Slide Books; RG 4 (FA1128C), LSR's Snapshot Files; and RG 5 (FA1128D), LSR's Photo Reference Files. RG 5 (FA1128D) also includes a subject index to LSR's albums, as well as duplicate Album prints, and an Album Negatives file.
- Arrangement:
The photograph collection is arranged in record groups by file type.
Photo Files, RG 1 (FA1128). Albums, RG 2 (FA1128A). Slide Books, RG 3 (FA1128B). Snapshot Files, RG 4 (FA1128C).
Laurance S. Rockefeller family photographs, Series 1009 (FA452).
In organizing his collection, LSR's photo curators employed a system of numerical categories to arrange the material according to subject:
000 Art,
100 Family,
200 Houses,
300 Miscellaneous,
400 Civic,
500 Travel,
600 Resorts,
700 Spirituality.
These classifications generally carried throughout the collection, with some variations or elaboration. (Series 400 - Civic, for example, may include a broad range of subheadings covering Business, Education, Health and Hospitals, Federal Government, etc.)
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Photographs
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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Open for research with select materials restricted as noted. Brittle or damaged items are available at the discretion of RAC. Researchers interested in accessing digital media (CDs) in this collection must use an access surrogate. The original items may not be accessed because of preservation concerns. To request an access surrogate be made, or if you are unsure if there is an access surrogate, please contact an archivist.
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