Curtis, Clinton K., photograph albumsClinton K. Curtis photograph albums MSS 16404Tanner GreeneAlbert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

18 March 2019

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections LibraryP.O. Box 400110University of VirginiaCharlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110URL:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-03-05 17:52:12 +0000.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Clinton K. Curtis photograph albums MSS 16404 Archival Resource Key /repositories/3/resources/795 0.5 Cubic Feet 2 volumes 1880s Materials are in English. 1 2 Content Description

The Clinton K. Curtis photograph albums (1880s; 0.5 cubic feet) contain 76 photographs (albumen prints, most mounted, some hand-colored, probably commercially produced and sold) of views and people in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Thailand, and Burma, collected by U.S. Navy officer Clinton K. Curtis.

 Biographical Note

Clinton K. Curtis (1849-1906) was born in West Liberty, West Virginia. Curtis joined the U.S. Navy in 1865, and during the 1880s he spent much of his service travelling between various east and south Asian countries.

Sources: Materials within collection, http://www.lindapages.com/wvcw/12wvi/12-wbcurtis.htm, and https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27200151/clinton-kidd-curtis.

 Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research use.

 Preferred Citation

MSS 16404, Clinton K. Curtis photograph albums, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

 Provenance

Accession 2017 0108 Donated by Randolph T. Pendleton, 17 June 2016.

 Photograph albums Black-and-white photographs