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G.D. "Lon" Bruce collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC-19

Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of 100 19th century glass plate negatives. The glass plate negatives include portraits as well as scenes from around Dahlonega and Lumpkin County, Georgia. Bruce photographed children and adults including African American families from the region.

Dates

  • Majority of material found in circa 1880s

Restriction

Due to the fragile nature of these items, the collection has been restricted from use. To see digital surrogates of the items, please visit https://digitalcommons.northgeorgia.edu/bruce_collection/.

Extent

1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Custodial History

The Bruce Collection is comprised of 100 nineteenth-century glass plate negatives from photographs taken by Lumpkin County, Georgia, photographer G.D. "Lon" Bruce in the 1880s. These items were donated to the Georgia Archives Vanishing Georgia Project by local historian Madeline Anthony. These 100 images were not used in the project and donated back to North Georgia College and State University’s Library Technology Center in 2005. In 2007, through grants from the Georgia Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Arts and through appropriations from the Georgia General Assembly, the University Archive was able to digitize images of the negatives and rehouse the fragile glass pieces for long-term preservation.

Title
G.D. "Lon" Bruce collection
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives, Dahlonega Campus Repository

Contact:
82 College Circle
University of North Georgia Libraries
Dahlonega GA 30597 United States