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RG 23. Photograph Collection

 Record Group
Identifier: RG 23
Record Group 23 contains print photographs and other formats depicting various aspects of the University of Northern Iowa dating from its found in 1876 to about the mid-2000s.

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

University photographs scrapbook

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 23/04
Scope and Contents

In the fall of 1989, Monica Hall, an eighth grade student at Peet Junior High School in Cedar Falls, Iowa, prepared a scrapbook on the history of the University of Northern Iowa. This twenty page scrapbook consists of photographs and photocopies of images of buildings on the university campus. Of special note are some photos of the interior of the President's House, apparently taken by Monica Hall at the time when she was preparing the scrapbook.

Dates: 1989

Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 23
Scope and Contents The University Archives Photograph Collection consists of prints and other photographic formats from various facets of campus throughout the University of Northern Iowa's history. The bulk of the collection pertains to the Iowa State Normal School, the Iowa State Teachers College, the State College of Iowa, and the University of Northern Iowa. A smaller number of materials relates to the surrounding community and region. Topics include athletics, campus activities, faculty and staff, campus...
Dates: c. 1869-2000s

Glass Plates and Lantern Slides

 Collection
Identifier: 23/05
Scope and Contents The slides are arranged into four groupings. The first set are numbered and arranged according to A Catalogue of Lantern Slides for the Use of High Schools, Academies, College and Universities (Supplement No. 1) and Lantern Slides for Educational Institutions (Supplement No. 3) by George R. Swain. Slides in this set can be matched to the indexes within the above publications. The slides were available for purchase and use by educational institutions. The series information was derived and...
Dates: c. 1902-1905

Negatives

 Collection
Identifier: 23/01
Scope and Contents This section of the Photograph Collection record group consists of negatives that do not have corresponding positive prints. These are available in their physical form in the archives. They are stored in envelopes for preservation purposes and are numbered like the rest of the Photograph Collection. This section also contains digitized files of nitrate negatives, which correspond to the physical Photograph Collection (record series 23). The physical nitrates were digitized and then...
Dates: Undated

Negatives with Positives

 Collection
Identifier: 23/02
Scope and Contents

This series consists of negatives that have corresponding positive prints in the main (record series 23) Photograph Collection. To access these negatives for a given subject area, it is recommended to browse the physical contact sheets located in the main Photograph Collection. Digitized negative scans can be provided based on the contact sheets.

Dates: Various dates

Additional formats

 Collection
Identifier: 23/03
Scope and Contents

The boxes in this section contain negatives and film strips that are in formats not otherwise held in the main Photograph Collection or the Negatives or Negatives with Positives sections. These are the formats represented: Other Formats Film Strips, 1962 (0.42 linear feet); Unprocessed Photos and Negatives (1.251 linear feet); Glass Negatives (0.42 linear feet); and Negatives without Prints (1.625 linear feet).

Dates: Undated