by TK Smith | May 13, 2021 | Black Portrait Photograph Collection, CHC Project Team Spring 2021, Finding Aids
The Finding Aid (FA) I created for the Black Portrait Photograph Collection was heavily influenced by my experiences working at the Delaware Historical Society as a graduate assistant. I relied heavily on pre-existing FAs at the Delaware Historical Society to create a...
by Danielle Bing | May 12, 2021 | Black Portrait Photograph Collection, CHC Project Team Spring 2021, Tintypes
Portrait of a seated woman and standing child. Tintype (collodion and silver image on japanned iron). Circa 1860-1880. Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Museums, and Press. Black Portrait Photograph Collection. “A photograph is worth a thousand...
by TK Smith | May 12, 2021 | Black Portrait Photograph Collection, CHC Project Team Spring 2021, Crayon Enlargements
Crayon enlargement, circa 1920s. GRA 0140, Black Portrait Photograph Collection, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware. Crayon enlargement, circa 1920s. GRA 0140, Black Portrait Photograph Collection, Special Collections, University of...
by Julie McGee | May 5, 2021 | Black Portrait Photograph Collection, CHC Project Team Spring 2021
Curating Hidden Collections & the Black Archive (Spring 2021) Spring 2021 marked the second convening of Curating Hidden Collections & the Black Archive seminar. The seminar met virtually; the context of two pandemics, coronavirus and systemic racism, was...