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Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute. Department of Photographic Technology

 Organization

administrative history

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

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

Ruth Thomas photographs and transparencies

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: RITArc-0245
Overview

Twenty photos and transparencies by Ruth Thomas. Thomas was a student at the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute, a precursor to Rochester Institute of Technology.

Dates: circa 1940-1942
Found in: RIT Archives

Stephen K. Sillay and Irene Adams Sillay collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: RITArc-0509
Overview

The donor of this collection was Mrs. Stephen K. Sillay, wife of Mr. Stephen Sillay, who was a student in the Department of Photographic Technology at the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanic’s Institute, now known as the Rochester Institute of Technology. He attended school here from 1931-1935. The collection consists of textbooks, handouts, and objects related to courses Stephen Sillay was enrolled in relating to analog photographic processes, as well as a few personal objects.

Dates: circa 1933-1937
Found in: RIT Archives

Theodore Chapman papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: R0006628947]
Identifier: RITArc-0168
Overview

Papers of Theodore Chapman, a Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) alum and benefactor. Chapman left a large contribution to RIT when he died in 1988. The collection includes biographical information on Chapman, as well as photographs, a flight training manual, clippings, and other miscellaneous material.

Dates: 1939-1989
Found in: RIT Archives

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Photography -- Study and teaching -- New York (State) -- Rochester 11
Photographers -- New York (State) -- Rochester 10
Biography files 2
Clippings (information artifacts) 2
Color transparencies 2