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George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Photograph Collection, Negatives
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Held at: Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center [Contact Us]
This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.
Overview and metadata sections
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin was founded in 1847 and its final issue was published January 29, 1982. Shortly after the paper closed, Temple University acquired a majority of its newspaper clippings and photograph library. The library was used as an internal information source for reporters and editors seeking background knowledge on a particular person or topic. Both the clippings and photographs from the Bulletin are a valuable resource for research on the Philadelphia region.
This collection contains photographic negatives produced and collected mostly by the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin with a few from the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Itemized inventories are included for Series 1 and 4. Box level inventories are included for Series 2, 3, and 5. For more information on their content and how to gain access, please contact the SCRC.
Researchers may also want to request materials from the George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Photograph Collection, Biographical (SCRC 170A), the George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Photograph Collection, Philadelphia Subjects (SCRC 170B), the George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Photograph Collection, Suburban Subjects (SCRC 170C), and the George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Photograph Collection, General Subjects (SCRC 170E). See the Related Material section below for additional related collections.
The addition of "George D. McDowell" to the collection name in no way implies that he was the creator. Rather he was one of scores of staff who worked in the library, and his family supplied a naming gift to honor him and support work on preservation of the collection.
Series 1: Glass negatives, circa 1920-1930
Series 2: Subjects, 1930s-1970s
Series 3: Biographical, 1930s-1970s
Series 4: Colored negatives, circa 1961-1982
Series 5: 35 mm negatives, 1972-1982
Donated by the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, 1983.
Portions of this collection, most notably, many of the colored negatives, have been digitized and are included in the George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Photographs digital collection.
Finding aid prepared in May 2020 by John Pettit. Updated in October 2020 by Courtney Smerz, Collection Management Archivist.
Subject
- Newspapers -- Philadelphia
- Photography -- Delaware River Valley (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)
- Photography -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- Photojournalism -- Delaware River Valley (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)
- Photojournalism -- Philadelphia (Pa.)
Place
- Publisher
- Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center
- Finding Aid Author
- Machine-readable finding aid created by: Rajkumar Natarajan, Sky Global Services India (P) Ltd.
- Finding Aid Date
- May 2025
- Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Use Restrictions
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The George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Photograph Collection, Negatives, is the physical property of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries. The donor has assigned licensing rights to Temple University Libraries. Other creators' intellectual property rights, including copyright, belong to them or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for determining the identity of rights holders and obtaining their permission for publication and for other purposes where stated.
Collection Inventory
5 negatives
4 negatives
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4 negatives, 1 is broken
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The 35mm negatives are organized chronologically. To search this series, the date of the event and/or date of publication in the newspaper is required.