M. Susan Barger Collection
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Not requestable
Content Description
Series 1 is made up of correspondence and letters between Barger and various individuals regarding her work as a student and conservator regarding her research and work with collections.
Series 2 regards Barger's reserach and work throughout her career. Sub-series 1 is proposals created by Barger to fund her work. Sub-series 2 is dedicated to Barger's work on the subject of Daguerreotype composition and cleaning them. Sub-series 3 is made up of several boxes of samples of daguerreotypes used by Barger in her research. Sub-series 4 is reserch and projects conducted by Barger that is outside the subject of daguerreotypes, including adobe plasters.
Series 3 is made up from Barger's physical notebooks and note pages that were used in her various research projects and assessments and her published material. including her dissertation and book.
Series 4 materials are made from materials published by Barger including articles that came from her research and other materials that were published by others but connected with Barger's career.
Series 5 are photographic materials of dagureeotypes and presentations. The bulk of this series are micrographs of dagurreotypes.
Dates
- 1970s-2000s
Creator
- Barger, M. Susan, 1949- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
To access materials from this collection, please contact CCP-RefDesk@email.arizona.edu
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission from the copyright owner (which could be the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates or literary executors) prior to any copyright-protected uses of the collection.
The user agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents, the University of Arizona, Center of Creative Photography, including its officers, employees, and agents, from and against all claims made relating to copyright or other intellectual property infringement.
Biographical / Historical
M. Susan Barger is a converstor and teacher of material sciences for 40 years. Barger got her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania researching daguerreotypes. This would continue throughout her career as she researched the chemical composition and cleaning processes of daguerreotypes for various collections. She and her PhD advisor published a book on the subject entitled The Daguerreotype : Nineteenth - Century Technology and Modern Science. She also created and is a part of programs that supports smaller cultural institutions in managing their collections throughout the Western U.S.A. Barger retired from her full time work in 2019 but is still active in the field of conservation.
Extent
9 Boxes
9.38 Linear Feet
9.49 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
- License: This record is made available under an Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Creative Commons license.
Abstract
The M. Susan Barger's collection consists of correspondence, research notes and notebooks, printed material, manuscripts and articles, research samples, and photographic material encompassing Barger's career as a conservationist with a keen interest in daguerreotypes and adobe.
Provenance
This collection was donated by M. Susan Barger to the CCP in 2020
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Elias Larralde in 2022
- Building, Adobe Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Daguerreotype Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs -- Conservation and restoration Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- M. Susan Barger Collection Finding Aid
- Author
- Finding aid created by Elias Larralde in 2022
- Date
- 2022-05-17
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Center for Creative Photography Archives Repository
