S.D. 31: Collection with Title Stipulated by Donor

Collection:

Gilbert H. Grosvenor collection of photographs of the Alexander Graham Bell family. -- ca. 1800-ca. 1965.

References: Beverly W. Brannan with Patricia T. Thompson, "Alexander Graham Bell: A photograph album" in Library of Congress Quarterly Journal, v. 34, no. 2 (April 1977), p. 73-96.

Subject: Visual archives (primarily photographic prints, but also prints and charts) of one family line, documenting scientific endeavors and family and personal relationships.

Thirty-one units of original materials are arranged in a numbered series, kept in the order in which they arrived. Groups of original and recently copied materials are arranged alphabetically by subject in three lettered units.

Provenance: From the collections of Bell’s descendants.

Transfer from the Manuscript Division ( Alexander Graham Bell Family papers), 1975.

Gilbert H. Grosvenor collection of photographs: Title stipulated by donor is used as main entry.

ca. 1800-ca. 1965: Span dates of the material are given, though approximate (2H1, Appendix A).

56 ft. (ca. 28,000 pictures): The linear measurement is given for this large quantity of material (3B1d), as well as an indication of the component parts (3B4). No dimensions need otherwise be given (3D9.1).

Subject: Only a brief subject description is given because each of the subunits of the collection will be cataloged separately.

Thirty-one units of original materials are arranged: An indication of the arrangement is given so the catalog user knows what to expect (5B16).

Alexander Graham Bell Family papers: The related collection in the Manuscript Division is named so that the researcher will know what to request when looking for textual material.

Subunit from the collection described above, cataloged separately:

Portraits of English and Western European nobility and clergy. -- ca. 1700-ca. 1900.

20 prints : lithograph, b&w ; 23 x 23 cm. + newspaper clippings

1 album ( ca. 120 lithographs and newspaper clippings) ; 28 x 23 cm.

Forms part of the Gilbert H. Grosvenor Collection of Photographs of the Alexander Graham Bell Family.

Provenance: From the collection of Alexander Graham Bell.

Portraits of English and Western European nobility and clergy: Title devised by the cataloger is recorded without square brackets (1C1).

prints : lithograph: The two distinct categories of material are recorded separately in the physical description area (3F). The first category has accompanying material recorded at the end of the physical description.

ca. 120 lithographs and newspaper clippings: The second category of material includes newspaper clippings as well, but since they are an integral part of the album, they are described as a component part (3B4) rather than as accompanying material.

28 x 23 cm.: The outside dimensions are given according to the terms of the first statement of extent, i.e., the album (3D9.1).

Forms part of: The relationship note ties this subunit to the collection (5B21); the catalog user looks to the collection description for other notes concerning the collection as a whole.

Provenance: The provenance note gives the previous ownership of this particular subunit of the larger collection (5B25).

Another subunit from the collection described above:

Portraits and genealogy of Alexander Graham Bell and his ancestors. -- 1837-1916.

35 photographic prints ; 10 x 8 in. or smaller

3 albums (125 photographic prints) ; 31 x 21 cm. or smaller.

Forms part of the Gilbert H. Grovesnor Collection of Photographs of the Alexander Graham Bell Family.

Portraits and genealogy of Alexander Graham Bell and his ancestors: Title devised by cataloger is used as main entry.

10 x 8 in. or smaller: Two distinct categories of material are described (3F). The first category contains photographic prints of various sizes (3D9.2).

3 albums: The second category is described in terms of the albums (3B1b), and the dimensions give the maximum size of the albums (3D9.2).

Forms part of: The relationship note ties this unit to the larger collection (5B21); the catalog user looks to the collection description for other notes concerning the collection as a whole.

Another subunit from the collection described above:

Album pintoresco de la Isla de Cuba. -- [ Germany?] : B. May y Ca., 1858 ( Berlin : Storch & Kramer)

1 v. ( 28 chromolithographs, 2 maps) ; 26 x 36 cm.

Title from first print and decorative cover. "Isla de Cuba" appears on each print along with title of its own.

Subject: Cuban land- and cityscapes; scenes of home and family life. Includes 2 maps of Havana.

Forms part of the Gilbert H. Grosvenor Collection of Photographs of the Alexander Graham Bell Family.

"Presented to AGB by Mr. Graham?"--pencil inscription inside front cover.

Album pintoresco de la Isla de Cuba: Although these prints are bound in covers, they are not being considered as a bona fide publication and are therefore cataloged as a collection according to these rules rather than according to those for books (0A).

Germany?: The probable country of publication is given, since the city or probable city is unknown (2C10.1).

Berlin : Storch & Kramer: A printer appears separately from the publisher and is recorded in the printer position as an optional addition (2G).

1 v.: The statement of extent describes the basic unit the catalog user would see, which is also an integral part of the graphic material (3B1c).

28 chromolithographs, 2 maps: Information on the component parts of the volume are given (3B4).

26 x 36 cm.: Dimensions are given according to the first statement of extent, i.e., the volume (3D9.1).

Title from first print: The source of the title and a variant title are given in a note. The variant title will be made an access point (5B2).

Forms part of: The relationship note ties this unit to the larger collection (5B21); the catalog user looks to the collection description for other notes concerning the collection as a whole.