1. UMass Dartmouth Historical Archives

Scope and Contents The photographs in this collection are from a number of sources, and were dated by comparing them to photographs reproduced in the BDTS catalogs and similar dated photographs. Most, like the large group of photographs that make up PC1, are public relations and presentation prints depicting equipment and buildings. There are some photographs with students and faculty; of note are class group photographs for 1910-1914 and the 1920s. The first female graduate of the school, and ultimately...

Scope and Contents The collection includes lantern slides, glass plate negatives, transparencies and photoprints. The bulk of the lantern slides primarily depict students from the New Bedford Textile School operating textile machinery and tools, engaged in classes on topics such as advanced designing, electrical laboratory, motor testing, hand warping, loom, mechanical drawing, and machine shop to name a few. They date to approximately the 1920s and are reproduced in the annual catalogues of the school. The...

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 345 high resolution digital image files created by Reynolds DeWalt printers and book designer Deb Smook. TIFF image files are stored on an Apollo Imation portable hard drive; they are also available on the original storage media, 8 CDs that were provided by Reynolds. It is a nearly complete set of images used in the book. A selection of 197 images from the original 345 were converted to JPEG files and cataloged in the Digital Archive Collection.

Scope and Contents

Photographs are of the annual commencement, the Honorary Degree Dinner, and the annual Gala. Most were taken by regular and student staff of the Photographics Department, at the time part of the Library, but some are by hired photographs.

Content Description

Black and white negatives and contact sheets, and color negatives, contact sheets and color slides. All images taken by Photographics staff, students and outside contractors.