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Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute. Department of Photographic Technology

 Organization

administrative history

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Charles A. Savage photographs and other material

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: RITArc-0149
Overview

Photographs taken by Charles A. Savage, a former professor of photography at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Savage taught at the Institute from 1937-1966. The collection includes 23 prints as well as a few pieces of biographical information.

Dates: circa 1932-1966
Found in: RIT Archives

Collection on Leslie D. Stroebel

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: RITArc-0153
Overview

Materials related to Leslie D. Stroebel, a former professor of photography at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). The collection includes lists with titles of Stroebel's writings, articles, an interview transcript, and a few pieces of biographical information.

Dates: 1974-1992
Found in: RIT Archives

Frederick W. Brehm deskbooks

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: RITArc-0027
Overview

Six books kept on the desk of Frederick W. Brehm, the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute's first faculty member in the Photographic Technology Department. Brehm patented the Cirkut Panorama Camera in 1905.

Dates: 1925-1939
Found in: RIT Archives

Frederick W. Brehm photograph collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RITArc-0015
Overview

Photographs taken by Frederick W. Brehm and his students. Brehm patented the Cirkut Panorama Camera in 1905 and worked as the first faculty member in the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute's Photographic Technology Department.

Dates: 1925 - 1951
Found in: RIT Archives

Leslie D. Stroebel photographs

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: RITArc-0152
Overview

Photographs taken by Leslie D. Stroebel, a former professor of photography at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). The collection includes 19 portrait prints.

Dates: circa 1960-1970
Found in: RIT Archives

Leslie McPherson portrait of Leslie D. Stroebel

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: RITArc-0675
Overview

This is a portrait of former RIT photography professor Leslie D. Stroebel. It is a black and white image taken by former RIT student Leslie McPherson, and is mounted between matboards.

Dates: circa 1988
Found in: RIT Archives

Norman Biggart collection of 1949 Photo Tech student project transparencies

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: R0006631079]
Identifier: RITArc-0699
Overview

Collection includes 17 examples of student photographic work (mostly transparencies and negatives) by Norman Biggart, a 1949 graduate of the Photographic Technology program at RIT.

Dates: 1949
Found in: RIT Archives

Ralph M. Hattersley collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RITArc-0150
Overview

Collection of materials related to Ralph M. Hattersley, a former professor of photography at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). The collection consists primarily of contact sheets and negatives, but also includes some pieces of correspondence.

Dates: 1965-1986
Found in: RIT Archives

RAMI historical interviews and radio series transcripts

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: R0006629317]
Identifier: RITArc-0129
Overview

RAMI historical interviews and radio series scripts consists of correspondence, a list of proposed radio program, scripts of aired presentations, drafts of the scripts prior to the interviews, and notes from radio presentations. The scripts highlight the history of Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute, the 100th Anniversary of the first photograph and the Photographic Technology and other departments.

Dates: 1938-1939
Found in: RIT Archives

Robert Bagby photographs and other material

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RITArc-0148
Overview

Papers of Robert C. Bagby, a former professor of photography at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Bagby worked as a commercial photographer for many years before teaching at RIT. The collection includes examples of Bagby's published work, photographs, and biographical information.

Dates: 1948-1972
Found in: RIT Archives

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Subject
Photography -- Study and teaching -- New York (State) -- Rochester 10
Photographers -- New York (State) -- Rochester 9
Biography files 2
Color transparencies 2
Correspondence 2