Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Contents | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Frances Benjamin Johnston papers, 1855-1956 |
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Span Dates | 1855-1956 |
Bulk Dates | (bulk 1890-1945) |
ID No. | MSS27995 |
Creator | Johnston, Francis Benjamin, 1864-1852 |
Extent | 19,000 items ; 50 containers plus 1 oversize ; 21.2 linear feet ; 37 microfilm reels |
Language | Collection material in English |
Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Summary | Photographer and illustrator. Correspondence, diaries, speeches and writings, financial papers, family papers, clippings, scrapbooks, and printed matter documenting Johnston's career as a photographer of national figures and events, her photography of gardens and estates, compilation of a photographic record of Southern colonial architecture, participation in international exhibitions, travels and personal life, and the emerging role of women in the profession of photography |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010298 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm79027995 |