Walter Freeman, Class of 1916, Yale College, photograph albums documenting life at Yale
Collection
Call Number: RU 657
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of five photograph albums compiled by Walter Jackson Freeman while a student at Yale College, 1912-1916. Highlights of the collection are the photographs of sports at Yale, most specifically crew, football, track, and baseball. Included are pictures of home and away games, as well as tours to various parts of the country. The albums also contain many photographs of the activities of societies and fraternities, including tapping, hazing, and heeling. Each photograph is identified in the author's handwriting, and the caption information is included in the inventory. The albums provide a comprehensive image of student life at Yale during the early part of the twentieth-century.
Dates
- 1912-1916
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
The albums are very fragile. Patrons must consult photocopies in Box 6 before requesting originals.
The albums are very fragile. Patrons must consult photocopies in Box 6 before requesting originals.
Arrangement
Arranged by volume number.
Extent
1.5 Linear Feet (6 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
The collection consists of five photograph albums compiled by Walter Jackson Freeman while a student at Yale College, 1912-1916. Highlights of the collection are the photographs of sports at Yale, most specifically crew, football, track, and baseball. Included are pictures of home and away games, as well as tours to various parts of the country. The albums also contain many photographs of the activities of societies and fraternities, including tapping, hazing, and heeling. Each photograph is identified in the author's handwriting, and the caption information is included in the inventory. The albums provide a comprehensive image of student life at Yale during the early part of the twentieth-century.
General note
Forms part of Yale Record Group 48-A (YRG 48-A), Yale pictorial records and collections.
- Freeman, Walter, 1895-1972
- Photographs
- Yale University -- Baseball
- Yale University -- Football
- Yale University -- Rowing
- Yale University -- Societies, etc.
- Yale University -- Sports
- Yale University -- Students
- Yale University -- Track and field
- Title
- Guide to the Walter Freeman, Class of 1916, Yale College, Photograph Albums Documenting Life at Yale
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Daniel Hartwig
- Date
- December 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Contact:
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
beinecke.library@yale.edu
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
beinecke.library@yale.edu
Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511