ABSTRACT

The Harrison D. Horblit Collection of Early Photography comprises more than 7000 items from the 1830s to 1900. Of special interest are approximately 1000 salt prints, 50 photogenic drawings, and 300 paper negatives from the earliest decades of photography by many key photographers. Formed by Harrison D. Horblit (1912–1988), the collection was given to Harvard University in 1995. Horblit bought widely and without applying aesthetic judgements that tend to shape fine art collections, resulting in a collection containing unique material for the social history of photography and examples of the range of photographic processes used in the nineteenth century. In 2016, Houghton Library, Harvard University’s principal rare book and special collections library, began to update catalog records and digitize the holdings in the Horblit Collection in order to improve access. This paper describes the strategies for safe handling during cataloging, imaging and exhibition of photogenic drawings and early salted paper prints. Harvard Library Imaging Services and Weissman Preservation Center devised a procedure for imaging the many light sensitive and early experimental photographs. These practical procedures, including studio and exhibition space modification and the special handling workflow will be outlined.

摘要

哈里森·霍布利特（Harrison D. Horblit）早期摄影收藏包括1830年代至1900年的7000多种物品。许多主要摄影师从最早的几十年摄影作品中，大约共拍摄了1000张盐版画，50张照像素描和300张纸底片。此收藏由哈里森·霍布利特（Harrison D. Horblit，1912年至1988年）组成，于1995年提供给哈佛大学。霍布利特（Horblit）广泛购买，并且没有运用倾向于塑造美术收藏品的美学判断，从而产生了一种包含了独特的，可用于当代社会历史的材料的收藏。摄影以及19世纪使用的摄影过程范围的示例。2016年，哈佛大学主要的珍本图书和特殊收藏图书馆霍顿图书馆（Houghton Library）开始更新目录记录，并对Horblit Collection中的馆藏进行数字化，以改善访问权限。本文介绍了在对照片进行分类，成像和展示以及早期盐纸印刷过程中进行安全处理的策略。哈佛图书馆影像服务处和魏斯曼保护中心设计了一种程序，用于对许多光敏和早期实验照片进行成像。将概述这些实际程序，包括工作室和展览空间的修改以及特殊的处理工作流程。哈佛图书馆影像服务处和魏斯曼保护中心设计了一种程序，用于对许多光敏和早期实验照片进行成像。将概述这些实际程序，包括工作室和展览空间的修改以及特殊的处理工作流程。哈佛图书馆影像服务处和魏斯曼保存中心设计了一种对许多光敏和早期实验照片进行成像的程序。将概述这些实际程序，包括工作室和展览空间的修改以及特殊的处理工作流程。