Chandler Siblings Glass Plate Negative Collection
This collections consists of over 3,700 glass plate negatives of photographs taken all across the world between 1900 and 1930 by siblings Anna and S. Virgil Chandler. They traveled extensively and this collection documents those excursions. They collected and organized the negatives by state, region, and country based on their own travel and study in these locations. The collection also includes uncategorized glass plate negatives, as well as photographic prints and negatives derived from the glass plates.
Dates
- circa 1900-1930
Conditions Governing Access
Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Conditions Governing Use
The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Extent
30 Linear Feet (70 boxes)
Abstract
This collections consists of over 3,700 glass plate negatives of photographs taken all across the world between 1900 and 1930 by siblings Anna and S. Virgil Chandler. They traveled extensively and this collection documents those excursions. They collected and organized the negatives by state, region, and country based on their own travel and study in these locations. The collection also includes uncategorized glass plate negatives, as well as photographic prints and negatives derived from the glass plates.
Biographical/Historical Note
Anna Simonson Chandler was born to Daniel Henry and Ruth Almira Felt Chandler in Indiana on September 16, 1866. Anna's younger brother, Seth Virgil Chandler, was born in 1872 in Pennsylvania. By 1900, Anna and Virgil had moved to Knoxville together where Anna was active in literary and intellectual circles and Virgil operated a business. Anna died in 1930 and Virgil died in 1934; both are buried in Greene County, Ohio.
Arrangement
The creators' own organization and item titles have been kept wherever possible in the arrangement of this collection.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository