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Herbert Thoms photographs used in the publication Yale Men and Landmarks in Old Connecticut

 Collection
Call Number: RU 656

Scope and Contents

The materials consist of photographs and illustrations used by Herbert Thoms (Yale Medical 1910) in his book Yale Men and Landmarks in Old Connecticut (1967). Included are photographs of houses in New Haven and the surrounding areas of Yale historical figures. Most of the materials in Series I are negatives. Thoms's scrapbook in Series II is composed of descriptions and photographs of memorials and gravestones of men who played important roles in Yale's history.

Dates

  • circa 1966-1967

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Arrangement

Organized in two series: I. Illustrations, Photographs, and Negatives, circa 1967; II. Scrapbook of Memorials and Gravestones.

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet (4 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ru.0656

Additional Description

Overview

The materials consist of photographs and illustrations used by Herbert Thoms (Yale Medical 1910) in his book Yale Men and Landmarks in Old Connecticut (1967). Included are photographs of houses in New Haven and the surrounding areas of Yale historical figures. Most of the materials in Series I are negatives. Thoms's scrapbook in Series II is composed of descriptions and photographs of memorials and gravestones of men who played important roles in Yale's history.

General note

Forms part of Yale Record Group 48-A (YRG 48-A), Yale pictorial records and collections.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Herbert Thoms Photographs Used in the Publication Yale Men and Landmarks in Old Connecticut
Status
Under Revision
Author
compiled by Staff of Manuscripts and Archives
Date
June 1998
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository

http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa/
Contact:
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)

Location

Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511

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