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Schuyler Family Photograph Collection (PH-00038)

Abstract

The Schuyler Family Photograph Collection (1889-2024) contains documents, census record forms, photographic prints and negatives, and ephemera which document the history of the Schuyler, Cahlan, and related families. The collection contains photographic prints of Donald Schuyler Sr. and his wife, Freda Schuyler, at various events and places around Las Vegas, Nevada. Some of the images also include members of the Cahlan and Ullom families, noteably A. E. Cahlan and his wife, Ruth, who were prolific Las Vegan authors. Some items in this collection are digital surrogates. This collection was previously called the Donald Schuyler Jr. Photograph Collection.

Finding Aid PDF

Date

1889 to 2024

Extent

11.28 Cubic Feet (17 boxes, 1 oversized box)
10.40 Linear Feet
53 digital_files (0.208 GB) JPG

Related People/Corporations

Scope and Contents Note

The Schuyler Family Photograph Collection (1889-2024) contains documents, census record forms, photographic prints and negatives, and ephemera which document the history of the Schuyler, Cahlan, and related families. The collection contains photographic prints of Donald Schuyler Sr. and his wife, Freda Schuyler, at various events and places around Las Vegas, Nevada. Some of the images also include members of the Cahlan and Ullom families, noteably A. E. Cahlan and his wife, Ruth, who were prolific Las Vegan authors. Some items in this collection are digital surrogates. This collection was previously called the Donald Schuyler Jr. Photograph Collection.

Access Note

Collection is open for research. Arrangements must be made in advance to access digital files; please

contact UNLV Special Collections and Archives for additional information.

Publication Rights

This material is made available to facilitate private study, scholarship, or research. The donor, Donald Schuyler Jr., transferred all right, title and interest they had in the Schuyler Family Photograph Collection (PH-00038) to UNLV. However, some material may be protected by copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity rights, or other interests not owned by UNLV. Users are responsible for determining whether permissions are necessary from rights owners for any intended use and for obtaining all required permissions. Acknowledgement of the UNLV University Libraries is requested. For more information, please see the UNLV Special Collections policies on reproductions and use or contact us at special.collections@unlv.edu.

Arrangement

Materials remain as they were received.

Preferred Citation

Schuyler Family Photograph Collection, 1889-2024. PH-00038. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f17t6t

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated by Donald Schuyler Jr. in 1977; accession number 1977-077. Additional materials were donated by Donald Schuyler Jr. in 2024; accession number 2024-080.

Processing Note

In 2019, Karla Irwin transferred the born-digital material off optical discs and created access copies. In 2020, Sarah Jones wrote the finding aid and entered the data into ArchivesSpace. In 2024, Sarah Jones reboxed the 2024 accession and created a brief series in the finding aid. No further work has been done on the 2024 accession.

Resource Type

Collection

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NvLN::PH00038

Existence and Location of Originals

Some items in this collection are digital surrogates. The donor retained the original items.

Finding Aid Description Rules

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