Photography, Slides & Digital Images
These collections contain more than 1.8 million images documenting the development of photography from daguerrotypes to digital imaging. Holdings that have influenced public thought or legislation include the 5,400 photographs of child labor made by Lewis Hine and the mining photographs (1870-1895) by George Bretz. Equally important are the holdings illustrating the development of the aesthetic principles of photography. Works by Ansel Adams, Berenice Abbott, Judy Dater, Roland Freeman, David Plowden, Minor White, and hundred of other artists are represented. Approx. 17,000 records of photographs can be searched in the Imcat database with new records and images being added weekly. Records of slides available for student and faculty borrowing can be searched in the Slide Library database and are available through the slide library in the Fine Arts Building Rm 216.Photography Finding Aids
- Digital Images from UMBC Special Collections
Coverage: . Digital images (100 dpi) from selected collections are available online. Collections are listed with the total number of images available and a brief description. Images are linked to the records in the photography database IMCAT and arranged by location or appropriate subject categories.
- Photographers & Collections Index (UMBC)
Coverage: current. A browsing index to the photgraphy holdings in Special Collections with links to the image records in the image database (IMCAT)
- Researching African-American Photographers
Coverage: . Subject guide to resources for researching African-American photographers. Includes resources held at UMBC, otherUSM campuses and links to major collections held in the U.S.
- Search for Photographs in UMBC Special Collections (Imcat)
Coverage: current. Database of photographs held in Special Collections. Approxiamtely 18,000 records of the more than 1.8 million photographs held there. (Descriptive records only, some with linked image files.)
- Slide Library Search
RESTRICTED Coverage: current. Index to slides held at UMBC's Slide Library.
Photography Archives Collection
- Jule Eisenbud Collection on Ted Serios and Thoughtographic Photography
Coverage: 1931-1999. The Eisenbud Collection, originating mainly from the 1960s during the years of Eisenbud's experimentation on renowned psychic photographer Ted Serios, provide an introduction to the psychic phenomenon 'thoughtography'. This collection contains thousands of photographs documenting Eisenbud's research and evidence of thoughtography.
- Papers of Mildred Grossman
Coverage: 1929-1995. An award-winning photographer, civil rights activist, unionist and world traveler, the Mildred Grossman collection includes photographs reflecting her active and dedicated life. Included within the collection are photographs related to the Hotel Trades Council’s exhibit “Portrait of a Union” and hundreds of personal photographs.