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Sydnia Keene Smyth Antebellum Architecture of Tuscaloosa Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 2007-006

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of thirty-two photographs of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, antebellum architecture taken by Sydnia Keene Smyth for her thesis in 1929.

Dates

  • 1929

Creator

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.

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Biographical / Historical

There is not much known about Tuscaloosa, Alabama, native Sydnia Keene Smyth. She attended The University of Alabama in the late 1920s. She received her MA from the College of Arts and Sciences at The University of Alabama in 1929. She later became a teacher.

Extent

0.20 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Overview

This collection consists of thirty-two photographs of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, antebellum architecture, taken by Sydnia Keene Smyth for her thesis in 1929.

Related Materials

The call number for her thesis at The University of Alabama Libraries is NA730. A2 A58 1929.

Processing Information

Processed by Marina Klarić, 2007, and revised in 2021
Title
Guide to the Sydnia Keene Smyth Antebellum Architecture of Tuscaloosa Photographs
Status
Completed
Author
Marina Klarić
Date
August 2010; revised 2021
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