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Otto Schellerer Photograph Postcards

 Collection
Identifier: 2014-017

Scope and Contents

The collection contains ten photographic postcardss depicting Alaska's landscape, towns, and wildlife, taken by Alaskan photographer Otto Schellerer.

Dates

  • 1930 - 1939

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.

Conditions Governing Use

Researchers are responsible for using the materials in conformance with United States copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any copyright claimants in collection materials. Copyright for official University records is held by The University of Alabama. The library claims only physical ownership of many manuscript collections. Anyone wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of literary property rights or copyrights. Please contact Special Collections (archives@ua.edu) with questions regarding specific manuscript collections. For more information about copyright policy, please visit: https://www.ua.edu/copyright/. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.

Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals without the consent of those individuals may have legal implications, for which the University of Alabama assumes no responsibility.

Biographical / Historical

Otto Schallerer was a photographer who operated a photography business, Schallerer's Photo, in Seward and Ketchikan, Alaska. He traveled through Alaska in the first part of the twentieth century, capturing the beauty of the land and the wildlife.

Extent

0.2083 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Ten photographic postcards depicting Alaska's landscape, towns, and wildlife, taken by Alaskan photographer Otto Schellerer.

Physical Location

These materials are stored at our off-site Archival Facility (AF) and may require up to two business days for retrieval and delivery for use in our Hoole Library reading room. Please email archives@ua.eduor call 205-348-0500 for more information.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Wade Hall.

Processing Information

Processed by Marina Klarić, 2020
Title
Guide to Otto Schellerer Photograph Postcards
Status
Completed
Author
Marina Klarić
Date
2020
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0266
205.348.0513