Subseries B. Herald Series
Scope and Contents
This series contains numerous subseries of photographic prints that correspond to the images in the negatives. Originally the series contained only the prints found at the Studio, which were matched to negatives during processing. Since the receipt of the original collection, and the original processing, GRHSCC has continued to add newly made photographic prints, created from the original Robinson negatives, to the collection. There prints were created when the positive image was needed for other projects, such as exhibits, or because of popular usage of a particular image by the public, such as the image of John Kennedy riding on the back of a convertible during his presidential campaign visit to Grand Rapids.
During 2004/2005, a project is being conducted to identify Robinson Studio prints in other GRHSCC Archival collections. An index will be created to provide access to those prints. In that way, users can be referred to a positive view of a Robinson image, which does not exist within the Robinson Collection. In connection with this project, Robinson Studio photographic prints found in Coll. 054, the generic Grand Rapids Public Library Photo Collection, will be transferred to the Robinson Studio Collection. Any future acquisitions of small accessions or unknown accessions of Robinson Studio photographic prints will be added to the Robinson Studio Collection, rather than Coll. 054. Alternatively, those newly received Robinson Photographic prints, which are to remain associated with new, but specific separate GRHSCC archival collections, will be indexed during processing into the new Indexing to Robinson Prints in Other GRHSCC Archival Collections. The prints transferred from Coll. 054 will be contained in a new subseries, and housed in Boxes 955.
Dates
- 1920-1980s
Extent
From the Collection: 641.1 Linear Feet (984 Boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Processing Information
Formerly in Box 926, moved to Box 945. Fuji prints should be in Box 953 and 953.5, as these don't seem to have the color quality and may not have the same stability as the traditional chemical prints, or the new thermal Kodak digital process prints. The Kodak prints are being interfiled in the main H series, but can be determined from the processed date used in this list. Herald prints are expanding in 2009, due to a large number of prints made from what are said to be Vinegar Syndrome negatives (untested). It is believed that neither this list or the actual photos were checked for the existing presence of the photo print when making the Herald VS prints. Thus, duplicates may be encountered.
Repository Details
Part of the Grand Rapids History Center Repository
Grand Rapids Public Library
111 Library Street NE
Grand Rapids Michigan 49503 USA
616-988-5497
localhis@grpl.org