DeWars Family Collection of F.L. Mortimer Negatives
Description of Contents
43 glass-plate negatives of various sizes and 40 acetate negative reproductions showing Minneapolis scenes from 1878 to 1888.
Dates
- Creation: 1878 - 1888
Creator
- Mortimer, F. L. (Person)
Access Restrictions
The physical collection is available for use in Special Collections at Minneapolis Central Library during the department’s open hours. Digital access copies may be provided instead of negatives. All negatives from this collection are available in the Small Collections in the Hennepin County Library Digital Collections.
Biography
F.L. Mortimer may have been Frank L. Mortimer, local real estate developer.
Extent
1.98 Linear Feet (4 boxes, 2 boxes shared with M/A 0377)
Language of Materials
English
Donor Information
This collection was donated by the DeWars family of Eagan, Minnesota, in June 1977 as accession 2021.53.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Ted Hathaway in November 2021.
- Title
- DeWars Family Collection of F.L. Mortimer Negatives
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jenna Jacobs
- Date
- November 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Hennepin County Library Special Collections Repository
Minneapolis Central Library
300 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis MN 55401 U.S.A.
612-543-8200
specialcoll@hclib.org
