Reading Room, George Peabody "Old" Memorial Library, Circa 1899-1902
Scope and Contents
The materials within this collection are mainly made up of black and white mounted photographs, along with letter correspondence, print-out email correspondence, and a photocopy of a newspaper article.
Dates
- Creation: Circa 1899-1902
Conditions Governing Access
The materials represented in this finding aid have been made available for research, teaching and private use. For these purposes, you may reproduce (print, make photocopies, or download) these items without prior permission on the condition that you provide proper attribution of the source in all copies.
Please contact the Newton Gresham Library's Special Collections and University Archives department to request permissions to reproduce materials for any other purpose, or to obtain information regarding the copyright status of a particular digital image, text, audio or video recording.
Biographical / Historical
The handwritten captions of the photograph mention the date as 1899, but the Old Library/Peabody Memorial Library was not built until 1902.
Extent
1 Photographic Prints (Within a clear archival sleeve.) : Black and white, rectangular photograph. The photograph is mounted. The mount is grey and rectangular. Handwritten captions in black ink and pencil.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Description
The black and white, rectangular photograph depicts the Old Library/Peabody Memorial Library Reading Room with students at the tables reading. The photograph is mounted on a grey, rectangular mount. The mount has a slight half circle and wavy line border. "Reading Room Old Library- 1899" is handwritten in black ink on the bottom of the mount. On the back of the mount handwritten in cursive and pencil is "Old Library memories 1899."
Repository Details
Part of the Thomason Special Collections & SHSU University Archives Repository