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Robbins-Mills Collection of Herbert Wendell Gleason Photographic Negatives, 1899-1937 Concord Free Public Library — Special Collections |
PROCESSING NOTES
Captions for images described in the finding aid are Gleason's and were transcribed from the original enclosures in which he stored his negatives.
Some of the film negatives were deteriorated to the point where it was doubtful as to whether the images would reproduce on microfilm. A sample of ten film negatives, showing different stages of deterioration, was brought to NEDCC for evaluation and a test run. The test results were favorable and most of the negatives were kept for microfilming.
Reference Sources: Schwie, Dale. "Herbert W. Gleason: A Photographer's Journey to Thoreau's World." The Concord Saunterer (Vol. 7, 1999); Wilson, Leslie Perrin. "The Herbert Wendell Gleason Negatives in the Concord Free Public Library: Odyssey of a Collection." The Concord Saunterer (Vol. 7, 1999); Historical Data Relating to Counties, Cities, and Towns in Massachusetts (1997); Gray's Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States (1950); Index to American Photographic Collections (1997); and Crossette's The Western Wilderness of North America (1972).
Supplemental information provided by: Dale Schwie, Minneapolis, MN, Sheila O'Connor and Joseph Melanson (Arnold Arboretum), Richard Hanks (Smiley Public Library), and Penny Krosch (University of Minnesota).
Collection processed by Pamela Murray with assistance from library volunteers: Reed Anthony, Bette Aschaffenburg, Marie Eaton, Gretchen Frasier, Mary Hanley, Peg Martin, and Simmons College student interns: Asdis Karadottir and Ann Guong.