Scope and Contents
Dates
- 1984 - 2014
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Boxes 26-27 (audiovisual materials): Restricted fragile material. Reference copies may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.
Boxes 28, 39 (digital media): Restricted fragile material. Access copies of digital files may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.
Conditions Governing Use
Materials from the collections may be added to the Beinecke Digital Library as low-resolution files restricted to Yale-only access. In 2030, low-resolution images from the collections in the digital library may be made available to all library users accessing the digital library via the internet.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Arrangement
Extent
41.75 Linear Feet (43 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
Edward J. Steichen
Mary Steichen Calderone
Charlotte "Kate" Rodina Steichen
Lilian "Paula" Steichen
Processing Information
This collection received a basic level of processing, including rehousing and minimal organization. Various acquisitions associated with the collection have not been merged and organized as a whole. Each acquisition is described separately in the contents list below, titled according to month and year of acquisition.
Information included in the Description of Papers note and Collection Contents section is drawn from information supplied with the collection and from an initial survey of the contents. Folder titles appearing in the contents list below are often based on those provided by the creator or previous custodian. Titles have not been verified against the contents of the folders in all cases. Otherwise, folder titles are supplied by staff during initial processing.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- Albee, Edward, 1928-2016
- Audiovisual materials
- Born digital
- Calderone, Mary Steichen, 1904-1998
- Calderone-Steichen, Francesca
- Calderone-Steichen, Maria
- Photograph albums
- Photographers -- United States
- Photographers -- United States -- 20th Century
- Photographic prints
- Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967
- Steichen Family
- Steichen, Charlotte Rodina, 1908-1988
- Steichen, Clara Smith, 1875-1952
- Steichen, Dana, 1894-1957
- Steichen, Edward, 1879-1973
- Steichen, Joanna T.
- Steichen, Lilian, 1883-1977
- Title
- Guide to the Steichen Family Papers
- Author
- by Beinecke staff
- Date
- May 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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