Syracuse University Cyanotype Textile Collection
An inventory of the collection at the Syracuse University Archives
Summary |
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| Title: | Syracuse University Cyanotype Textile Collection |
| Dates: | 1902 |
| Size: | 1 folder |
| Abstract: | Cyanotype textile prints of Syracuse University buildings |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center/university-archives |
Historical Note
Invented in 1841 by Sir John Herschel, cyanotype is a photographic printing process which produces a blue image. The process uses ferric ammonium citrate and potassium ferricyanide which oxidizes when exposed to ultraviolet light such as sunlight. Cyanotype printing was popularized in the 1880s and was primarily used by engineers and architects to make copies of plans and drawings up until the 1950s.
Scope and Content Note
The Syracuse University Cyanotype Textile Collection contains five cyanotype textile prints, dated 1902, of buildings at Syracuse University. The buildings included are Crouse College, Hall of Languages, the Women's Gymnasium (demolished in 1965), Von Ranke Library (now the Tolley Humanities Building), and Steele Hall.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.
Use Restrictions
Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Related Material
The University Archives holds several collections that include cyanotype prints including the R. F. Woodhull Memorabilia Collection and the Asa and Charles Dutton Papers.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Syracuse University Cyanotype Textile Collection,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Mrs. Mark N. Russell sometime between 1959 and 1985.
Processing Information
Materials were placed in mylar sleeves and an acid free folder.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: Nicole Wright
Date: December 2019
Revision history: