Sumner McKnight Crosby Post Card and Photograph Negative Collection
Collection
Call Number: VRC 327
Scope and Contents
Collection of post cards mostly of French and English medieval architecture, as well as a variety of other Western European monuments, collected by Sumner McKnight Crosby and donated to the Sterling Memorial Library upon his death in 1982. The collection is boxed as received in 1982 and is divided into three sections: Boxes 1 and 2: post cards arranged alphabetically by building; Boxes 3 and 4: post cards arranged alphabetically by place; Box 5: miscellaneous black and white photographic negatives of medieval architectural monuments. A limited number of post cards contain comments on the reverse.
Dates
- ca. 1930-1982
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright has not been transferred to Yale University. Further use of this material may be subject to the copyright laws of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms or conditions.
Arrangement
Loose in boxes
Extent
2.7 Linear Feet (5 boxes)
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
Collection of post cards mostly of French and English medieval architecture, as well as a variety of other Western European monuments, collected by Sumner McKnight Crosby and donated to the Sterling Memorial Library upon his death in 1982. The collection is boxed as received in 1982 and is divided into three sections: Boxes 1 and 2: post cards arranged alphabetically by building; Boxes 3 and 4: post cards arranged alphabetically by place; Box 5: miscellaneous black and white photographic negatives of medieval architectural monuments. A limited number of post cards contain comments on the reverse.
- Title
- Sumner McKnight Crosby Post Card and Photograph Negative Collection
- Author
- Compiled by Robert Carlucci
- Date
- 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
Arts Library Special Collections
180 York Street
New Haven CT 06511
203-432-1712
haasalsc@yale.edu
Arts Library Special Collections
180 York Street
New Haven CT 06511
203-432-1712
haasalsc@yale.edu