Barnard Stockbridge Ledgers and Other Papers, 1888-1989

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Barnard Stockbridge
Title
Barnard Stockbridge Ledgers and Other Papers
Dates
1888-1989 (inclusive)
Quantity
2 cubic feet
Collection Number
MG362 (collection)
Summary
Nellie Stockbridge's negative ledgers, and material from the files of Special Collections concerning the Barnard photographic studio in Wallace, Idaho.
Repository
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu
Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

In 1964 the University of Idaho Library received a collection of over 200,000 nitrocellulose and glass plate negatives taken by Nellie Stockbridge and her predecessor and the founder of the studio, Mr. T.N. Barnard. The photos were taken during 1894-1964 of various aspects of life in the Wallace/Kellogg mining area. Prints were made of many of the negatives, and the photographs and negatives were cataloged by the Special Collections Department where they are available to the public.

The first series, Studio Ledgers, contains Miss Stockbridge's ledgers which were used in cataloging the photographs. They are arranged first chronologically by year, then alphabetically by person requesting the photograph, with the negative number either preceding or following the name.

The second series, Special Collections Files, contains material transferred from the file cabinets in the Special Collections Department. Included are correspondence, brochures, labels used in a display, and photocopies of articles on fraternal orders, military insignia and other articles used as reference materials during the cataloging of the photographs. Also included is a draft copy of the book Mining Town, by Patricia Hart and Ivar Nelson, published by University of Washington Press in 1984.

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Acquisition Information

The photographic negative ledgers of Nellie Stockbridge were part of the Barnard-Stockbridge photograph collection which was donated to the University of Idaho by the estate of Miss Stockbridge in 1964; the remaining papers were transferred from file cabinets in Special Collections.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I. Studio Ledgers , 1888-1964Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/1
Postcard negatives (X)
1 item
1888-1912
1/2
X1-X988, People
1 item
undated
1/3
X's, Places
1 item
1893-1929
1/4
1-6083
1 item
1912-1914
1/5
O353-12294
1 item
1916
1/6
1 item
1926-1941
1/7
1 item
1941-1946
1/8
1 item
1941-1964
1/9
1 item
1960-1962
1/10
1 item
1964

Series II. Special Collections Files , 1944-1989Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
2/11
Cataloging manual
1 item
ca. 1978
2/12-13
Numerical list of negatives
2 items
undated
2/14
Negative envelope identification, series A, B, C, N, P, X, O
1 item
undated
2/15
List for 8-Z series
2 items
ca. 1988
2/16
Other negative lists
2 items
undated
2/17
Barnard Stockbridge collection brochures
3 items
ca. 1978-1985
2/18
Barnard Stockbridge correspondence files
58 items
1978-1984
2/19
Barnard Stockbridge display
20 items
Sept.-Oct. 1989
2/20
Photocopies of automobiles and trains
15 items
undated
2/21
Clippings
27 items
1955-1981
2/22
National Endowment for the Humanities grant application
2 items
1980
2/23
Papers from V.F.248-5
2 items
1944-1955
2/24
Pictures
25 items
1975-1984
2/25
Stockbridge
40 items
1965-1982
2/26
Reference material used in cataloging Barnard Stockbridge photos
5 items
1946-1977
2/27
Mining Town, by Patricia Hart and Ivar Nelson, Draft copy
1 item
1984

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names
    • Barnard Studio (Wallace, Idaho)