Research Catalog

Title

Schuyler family photograph collection [graphic].

Author

Schuyler family.

Publication

[190-?]-1973.

Supplementary Content

Finding aid

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964.
• Layne, Cecil.
• Abresch, J.
• Smith, Morgan, 1910-1993.
• Phong Nhiep Anh.
• Service General de L'Information de Madagascar.
• Layne's Studio (New York, N.Y.)

Description

• 5127 items (4.7 cubic ft., 20 boxes); 26 x 21 cm. and smaller.
• 1031 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w, some hand-col. ;
• 867 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
• 870 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
• 13 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
• 179 photographic prints : col. ;
• 194 photographic postcards : b&w ;
• 30 polaroid photographic prints : b&w, some col. ;
• 28 halftone photomechanical prints : b&w, some col. ;
• 10 postcards : b&w, some col. ;
• 1 tintype ;
• 109 slides : col. ;
• 19 color transparencies ;
• 1 map : line illustration ;
• 1 pencil sketch : b&w ;
• 1 photostat : col. ;
• 485 negatives : b&w ;
• 1133 negatives : b&w ;
• 155 negatives : col. ;

Summary

The collection documents the lives of musician and journalist Philippa Schuyler, her father, journalist and writer George Schuyler, and mother Josephine Schuyler, who managed Philippa's musical career, from the 1930s to the late 1960s.

Subjects

• Slides > 1950-1969
• Snapshots > 1920-1969
• African American families > New York (State) > New York
• Lee, Everett
• Dye coupler prints > 1950-1969
• Radio broadcasting > New York State > New York > 1940-1969
• Gascht, André
• Concerts > Caribbean Area > 1950-1959
• Arrivals & departures > 1930-1969
• Liberia > Social conditions
• Africa > Politics and government
• Stoll, Dennis Gray, 1912-1987
• Dye transfusion transfer prints
• Halftone photomechanical prints
• Enwonwu, Ben
• Vietnam (Republic) > Social conditions
• Maps
• Photographic postcards > 1940-1969
• Schuyler, George S (George Samuel), 1895-1977
• Concerts > Southeast Asia > 1960-1969
• Gelatin silver prints > 1900-1979
• Ganz, Rudolph, 1877-1972
• Publicity photographs > 1930-1969
• Madagascar > Politics and government
• Southeast Asia > Social conditions
• Concerts > Argentina > 1950-1959
• African Americans > Social life > 1930-1969
• Schuyler, Philippa, 1932-1967
• Pencil works
• Group portraits > 1900-1979
• Nkrumah, Kwame, 1909-1972
• Tsiranana, Philbert
• African American composers
• Film negatives > 1920-1969
• Togo > Politics and government
• Clippings
• Dye coupler transparencies
• Angola > Social conditions
• Birthday parties > 1930-1949
• Schuyler, Josephine, 1900-1969
• Concerts > Africa > 1950-1969
• Pianists > United States
• Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
• African American musicians
• Postcards
• Concerts > 1930-1969
• Congo (Democratic Republic) > Social conditions
• Concerts > Middle East > 1960-1969
• Africa > Social conditions
• African Americans in the performing arts
• Portrait photographs > 1900-1979
• Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966
• African American journalists
• Schweitzer, Albert, 1875-1965

Genre/Form

• Portrait photographs – 1900-1979.
• Group portraits – 1900-1979.
• Publicity photographs – 1930-1969.
• Snapshots – 1920-1969.
• Photographic postcards – 1940-1969.
• Maps.
• Postcards.
• Gelatin silver prints – 1900-1979.
• Dye coupler prints – 1950-1969.
• Halftone photomechanical prints.
• Dye transfusion transfer prints.
• Dye coupler transparencies.
• Clippings.
• Film negatives – 1920-1969.
• Slides – 1950-1969.
• Pencil works.

Note

• Title devised by cataloger.
• Many photographs bear photographer's, photography studio's or news agency's handstamp on verso; some photographs bear photographer's or studio's blind stamp on recto; some photographs have photographer's name either printed or inscribed on recto. Some photographs bear the handstamp of the Philippa Duke Schuyler Memorial Foundation on the verso.
• Many photographs bear handwritten descriptive information on verso; some items bear handwritten captions or inscriptions on recto; some items have typewritten captions or press releases attached to verso. Some snapshots are mounted on scrapbook pages; some items have been cropped or bear cropping and/or retouching marks. Some items are duplicates.
• Collection contains works by James Abresch, James C. Campbell, Cecil Layne, Service General de L'Information de Madagascar, Morgan Smith, Carl Van Vechten, and others.

Terms of Use (note)

• Some items are restricted; permission of copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography (note)

• George Samuel Schuyler (1895-1977) was an African-American journalist and author. Josephine Cogdell Schuyler (ca. 1900-1969), the daughter of a wealthy white Texas family, was an artist and writer who managed Philippa Schuyler's musical career. Philippa Duke Schuyler (1931-1967) was a child musical prodigy, concert pianist, composer and journalist.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

• Finding aid;

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of the Schuyler Family Papers, 1915-1977.

Publications (note)

• Composition in black and white: the life of Philippa Schuyler / Kathryn Talalay. New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.

Call Number

Sc Photo Schuyler Family Collection

OCLC

NYPG98-F770

Author

Schuyler family.

Title

Schuyler family photograph collection [graphic].

Imprint

[190-?]-1973.

Terms Of Use

Some items are restricted; permission of copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography

George Samuel Schuyler (1895-1977) was an African-American journalist and author. Josephine Cogdell Schuyler (ca. 1900-1969), the daughter of a wealthy white Texas family, was an artist and writer who managed Philippa Schuyler's musical career. Philippa Duke Schuyler (1931-1967) was a child musical prodigy, concert pianist, composer and journalist.

Indexes

Finding aid; folder level control.

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Schuyler Family Papers, 1915-1977.

Publications

Composition in black and white: the life of Philippa Schuyler / Kathryn Talalay. New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.

Local Note

Sc MG 63

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Finding aid

Added Author

Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964. Photographer

Layne, Cecil. Photographer

Abresch, J. Photographer

Smith, Morgan, 1910-1993. Photographer

Phong Nhiep Anh. Photographer

Service General de L'Information de Madagascar.

Layne's Studio (New York, N.Y.)

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Schuyler Family Collection