Archival Image Collections

Resources located in JRL 420

• Max Epstein Photographic Archive:  The Department of Art History's study collection of over 740,000 reproductions of works of art. Includes 168,000 mounted photographs of Eastern and Western art dating from the Neolithic period to the 20th century. Additional resources housed with this collection include:
  
• The "Illustrated Bartsch." A collection of 4 x 6" photographs of Dutch, Flemish, French and Italian prints through the early 18th century.
• Papal medals. A collection of 4 x 6" photographs of the collection in the British Museum.
  
• WPA Survey of Connecticut Architecture (1930s)
• Master's Papers in Art History and the Visual Arts, completed by students at the University of Chicago since the 1920s.
  

Resources located in other UC Library Collections

• University of Chicago Archival Photographic Files: The Archival Photographic Files (the Photofiles) is a record group in the University Archives containing most of its photographic holdings. Some 30,000 in number, the photographs are arranged in five series which visually document different aspects of the University's history: Faculty, staff, and alumni; architecture and campus plans; events; student activities; and sports.
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• Middle East Photograph Archive: The library's Middle East Department manages an archive of photographs, most of which date to the second half of the nineteenth century. Antique photographs, of course, stand now as important documents of the history of photography. However, the significance of these artifacts is enriched by their utility as historical documents of the architectural and social history of the Middle East. The archive is particularly strong in photographs of nineteenth century Cairo.