Julia Driver collection of women in photography
Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 690
Scope and Contents
This collection consists chiefly of 1559 photographs collected by Julie Driver that represent work by over 550 commercial women photographers, 1845-1940. The collection also includes thirty examples of cased photographs, which consist of ambrotypes and daguerreotypes, 1845-1862. The collection is rich in card photographs, especially cartes-de-visite and cabinet photographs created during the second half of the nineteenth century, as well as some other photographic print formats, items of ephemera and printed material. Nearly two-thirds of the women represented in the collection worked in the United States of America. Of the American photographers, nearly a quarter worked in Illinois or New York. Significant numbers worked in Iowa, Michigan, and Ohio. Women photographers from England and Sweden are also well-represented in the collection. Other represented nations and localities include Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Tahiti, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Malta, Norway, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, and Wales.
Dates
- 1845 - 1940
- Majority of material found within 1855 - 1900
Creator
- Driver, Julia, 1961- (Collector)
Language of Materials
Benchmarks and captions in English, Swedish, Finnish, German, and French.
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Julia Driver Collection of Women in Photography is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Julia Driver, 2010-2011.
Arrangement
Organized into two series: Series I. Cased Photographs, 1845-1962. Series II. Card Photographs and Other Photographic Materials, 1845-1940.
Extent
7.63 Linear Feet (16 boxes)
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
This collection consists chiefly of 1559 photographs collected by Julia Driver that represent work by over 550 commercial women photographers, 1845-1940. The collection also includes thirty examples of cased photographs, which consist of ambrotypes and daguerreotypes, 1845-1862. The collection is rich in card photographs, especially cartes-de-visite and cabinet photographs created during the second half of the nineteenth century, as well as some other photographic print formats, items of ephemera and printed material. Nearly two-thirds of the women represented in the collection worked in the United States of America. Of the American photographers, nearly a quarter worked in Illinois or New York. Significant numbers worked in Iowa, Michigan, and Ohio. Women photographers from England and Sweden are also well-represented in the collection. Other represented nations and localities include Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Tahiti, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Malta, Norway, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, and Wales.
Julia Driver (born 1961)
Julia Driver is a collector of photography. She is also a philosopher with research interests in normative ethical theory and moral psychology. Her works include Uneasy Virtue (2001) and Ethics: The Fundamentals (2005).
Processing Information
Much of the biographical information derives from research by Julia Driver.
Creator
- Driver, Julia, 1961- (Collector)
- Title
- Guide to the Julia Driver Collection of Women in Photography
- Author
- by Matthew Daniel Mason
- Date
- 2010 May
- 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
The Beinecke Library is open to all Yale University students and faculty, and visiting researchers whose work requires use of its special collections. You will need to bring appropriate photo ID the first time you register. Beinecke is a non-circulating, closed stack library. Paging is done by library staff during business hours. You can request collection material online at least two business days in advance of your visit, using the request links in Archives at Yale. For more information, please see Planning Your Research Visit and consult the Reading Room Policies prior to visiting the library.