Research Catalog

Title

Shivery family photograph collection [graphic].

Author

Shivery family.

Publication

[1865?]-1983.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Layne, Cecil.
• Lowe, Charles W.
• Yancy, Robert W.
• A.L. Adams Photo (Atlanta, Ga.)
• Bruno of Hollywood (New York, N.Y.)
• De Long (Savannah, Ga.)
• Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

Found In

p3tc Shivery family. Shivery family papers, 1865-1974 (CStRLIN)NYPW89-A194

Description

• 864 items (1.5 cubic ft., 6 boxes); 35 x 28 cm. and smaller.
• 681 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w, some hand-col. ;
• 50 photographic prints : col. ;
• 41 cabinet cards : silver gelatin, b&w ;
• 19 cartes-de-visite : silver gelatin, b&w ;
• 24 tintypes ;
• 4 albuman prints : b&w ;
• 14 photographic postcards : silver gelatin, b&w ;
• 8 dye diffusion transfer prints : col., some b&w ;
• 9 photomechanical prints : b&w ;
• 2 photographic albums ;
• 12 negatives : b&w, some col. ;

Summary

The collection consists of personal photographs from the Smith and Shivery families, notably sisters Emily, Lula and Melinda Smith and cousin Madeline Shivery, as well as depicting some of the individuals and activities from various schools and organizations, from the 1860s to the early 1980s.

Subjects

• Du Bois, W. E. B (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
• Associations, institutions, etc > African American membership
• Dye coupler prints > 1960-1979
• Shivery family
• Group portraits > 1900-1989
• Harper, Toni
• Gelatin silver prints > 1860-1989
• African Americans > Social life and customs
• Card photograph albums
• Cartes de visite
• Snapshots > 1930-1989
• African Americans > Education
• African American dentists
• African Americans > Societies and clubs
• Tintypes
• African American women educators
• Portrait photographs > 1860-1989
• Greek letter societies
• African American high school students
• African American children
• Fraternities & sororities
• African American families
• Cabinet photographs > 1860-1899
• Smith family
• African American college students
• African Americans > Societies, etc
• Rites and ceremonies

Genre/Form

• Portrait photographs – 1860-1989.
• Group portraits – 1900-1989.
• Snapshots – 1930-1989.
• Gelatin silver prints – 1860-1989.
• Dye coupler prints – 1960-1979.
• Cabinet photographs – 1860-1899.
• Cartes de visite.
• Tintypes.
• Card photograph albums.

Note

• Title devised by cataloger.
• Some photographs bear photographer's or photography studio's handstamp on verso; some items bear studio's blind stamp or printed name either on recto or photo mount. Some photographs bear handwritten notations on verso; some images have printed captions on verso or recto. Some photographs are mounted or matted; some card photographs are included in photo album. Some items bear inscriptions; some items are duplicates.
• Collection contains work by A.L. Adams Photo, Bruno of Hollywood, Cecil Layne, Charles W. Lowe, and Scurlock Studio, among others.

Terms of Use (note)

• Some items are restricted; permission of copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography (note)

• The Smiths and Shiverys were two branches of a middle class southern African-American family. The Smith sisters - Emily, Lula and Melinda - and their cousin, Madeline Shivery, were teachers during the early to mid-twentieth century. Lula and Melinda Smith and Madeline Shivery taught in Savannah, Georgia, where they were also community leaders. Emily Smith Mallard taught in Alabama until her retirement, after which she rejoined the others in the Savannah house that they had shared for more than 80 years.

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of: Shivery Family Papers, 1865-1974.

Call Number

Sc Photo Shivery Family Collection

OCLC

NYPG02-F219

Author

Shivery family.

Title

Shivery family photograph collection [graphic].

Imprint

[1865?]-1983.

Terms Of Use

Some items are restricted; permission of copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography

The Smiths and Shiverys were two branches of a middle class southern African-American family. The Smith sisters - Emily, Lula and Melinda - and their cousin, Madeline Shivery, were teachers during the early to mid-twentieth century. Lula and Melinda Smith and Madeline Shivery taught in Savannah, Georgia, where they were also community leaders. Emily Smith Mallard taught in Alabama until her retirement, after which she rejoined the others in the Savannah house that they had shared for more than 80 years.

Linking Entry

Forms part of: Shivery Family Papers, 1865-1974.

Local Note

Sc MG 257

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Added Author

Layne, Cecil. Photographer

Lowe, Charles W. Photographer

Yancy, Robert W. Photographer

A.L. Adams Photo (Atlanta, Ga.)

Bruno of Hollywood (New York, N.Y.)

De Long (Savannah, Ga.)

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

Found In:

p3tc Shivery family. Shivery family papers, 1865-1974 (CStRLIN)NYPW89-A194

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Shivery Family Collection