Glass and Nitrate Negatives, 1938 - 1941

File — Box: 3

Identifier: 2018.001

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection consists of glass plate negatives, nitrate negatives, and several gelatin developing-out paper photographs depicting The University of Alabama campus, football team, baseball team, sororities, fraternities, and students, as well as negatives of Stillman College and Tuscaloosa. The collection includes one enlarged photo printed on canvas depicting early coaches: Tilden "Happy" Campbell, Henry Gorham Crisp, Frank W. Thomas, Harold "Red" Drew, Paul Burnam, and Paul "Bear" Bryant. The collection includes the glass negative of this significant Alabama football photograph.

Dates

Creation: 1938 - 1941

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Due to the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access to certain materials may require additional advance notice.

Extent

75 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

This box consists of seventy-five negatives depicting scenes from the University of Alabama. Depicted here are students; Pi Zeta Alpha sorority; 1938 Trustee meeting; 1940 Trustee meeting; 1944 senior class; class of 1915 reunion in 1940; class of 1900, 1901, and 1902 reunion; class of 1905 reunion in 1940; class of 1906 reunion in 1940; class of 1914 reunion; nursing school students in 1944; A Club in 1938 and 1940; Student Government Association (SGA) in 1941; Girls Club in 1940; The Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) on Gorgas steps; Rifle Team in 1940 and 1942; ASTP UA band on the Gorgas steps; Cadet Officers on the Gorgas steps in 1940; Graduate School faculty in 1940; and Law School faculty in 1938. The images also depicts Stillman College students in 1940, Lewis Wiesel stone window in 1939, and 1941 Cavaliers.