Frederick Hill Meserve Collection of Historical Portraits: Frederick Hill Meserve Collection of Historical Portraits: NYU Special Collections Finding Aids

Call Number

PR 231

Date

circa 1860's, inclusive

Creator

Extent

2.3 Linear feet

(28 volumes)

Language of Materials

The documents in the collection are in English.

Scope and Contents

28 vols. Approx. 8000 images, each volume with list of portraits laid in the front; Brady photos.

Subjects

Topics

Portraits, American.

Places

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Portraits.

Access Restrictions

Materials in this collection may be stored offsite. For more information on making arrangements to consult them, please visit www.nyhistory.org/library/visit.

Use Restrictions

Taking images of documents from the library collections for reference purposes by using hand-held cameras and in accordance with the library's photography guidelines is encouraged. As an alternative, patrons may request up to 20 images per day from staff.

Application to use images from this collection for publication should be made in writing to: Department of Rights and Reproductions, The New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024-5194, rightsandrepro@nyhistory.org. Phone: (212) 873-3400 ext. 282.

Copyrights and other proprietary rights may subsist in individuals and entities other than the New-York Historical Society, in which case the patron is responsible for securing permission from those parties. For fuller information about rights and reproductions from N-YHS visit: https://www.nyhistory.org/about/rights-reproductions

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form: Frederick Hill Meserve Collection of Historical Portaits, PR 231, Department of Prints, Photographs, and Architectural Collections, The New-York Historical Society.

Location of Materials

Materials in this collection may be stored offsite. For more information on making arrangements to consult them, please visit www.nyhistory.org/library/visit.

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-21 15:47:42 -0400.

Language: Description is written in: English, Latin script.

Repository

New-York Historical Society