Charles D. Fredricks Collection, 1860 - 1870
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Collection Overview
| Title: |
Charles D. Fredricks Collection, 1860 - 1870 |
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| ID: | 01/ AR0807 |
| Primary Creator: | Fredricks, Charles Deforest |
| Extent: | 0.5 Boxes |
| Arrangement: | This collection is arranged by object type. The correspondence is arranged chronologically, while both the ambrotypes and the cartes de visite are arranged by identification of the subject. All of the photographs do not include a concrete date, though they are dated from c.1860s-1870s. |
| Date Acquired: | 06/24/2014 |
| Subjects: | |
| Forms of Material: |
Ambrotypes (photographs) Cartes-de-visite (card photographs) Correspondence |
| Languages: | English |
Abstract
Scope and Contents of the Materials
A collection of ambrotypes, cartes de visite, and correspondence belonging to Charles Deforest Fredricks.Collection Historical Note
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Administrative Information
| Repository: | University of North Texas Special Collections |
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| Acquisition Method: | Purchase |
| Appraisal Information: | 2014-34 |
| Related Materials: | The Civil War and its Aftermath: Diverse Perspectives; Univeristy Photography Collection For more information please see http://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/collections/CWADP/; http://findingaids.library.unt.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=91&q=university+photography+collection#.U7WQqPldXTo. |
| Preferred Citation: | Charles D. Fredricks Collection, University of North Texas Special Collections |
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Box and Folder Listing
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Box 1: Correspondence and Photography, 1860s-1870s
This box contains two series: Correspondence, from 1864 and 1865 and photography, from 1860s-1870s.
The correspondence series includes letters from Louise Fredricks, Henry A. Avery, and Oliver D. Taylor to Charles D. Fredricks.
The photography series is composed of ambrotypes and cartes de visite. The ambrotypes are unidentified. The cartes de visite include four identified photographs: Fredicks himself, his wife, Mrs. W.R. Blake, and Madoline Henriguez.
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Folder 1: Correspondence, 1864-12-21
This letter is from Henry A. Avery to Charles D. Fredricks. In his letter from New York City, Avery details the goings-on since their last correspondence including inquiries into Fredrick's time in Havana, Cuba. Avery discusses business of the New York Studio with Fredrick's, noting what has gone on since Fredricks left for Cuba. Avery's discussion also includes his trip to the Paris studio.The letter is 15 pages in length. -
Folder 2: Correspondence, 1865-04
These letters are from Louise Fredricks and O.D. Taylor to Charles D. Fredricks. In her letter from Summit, New Jersey on April 18, 1865, Louise details the goings-on since their last correspondence including inquiries into Fredrick's time traveling in Havana, Cuba. She notes that she has received four of his letters and furthers that the nation is in mourning for President Abraham Lincoln.
In his letter from New York City on April 19, 1865, Oliver D. Taylor details the goings-on since their last correspondence including inquiries into Fredrick's time in Havana, Cuba. He notes that the city's businesses have been halted since the death of President Abraham Lincoln. He also mentions that he has been with his ill brother since last night and will be able to send money to Fredricks for the lottery.
In her letter from Summit, New Jersey on April 25, 1865, Louise details the goings-on since their last correspondence including inquiries into Fredrick's time in Havana, Cuba. She notes that she has received his letters and one in particular written on Good Friday was a devastating day for America as that was when President Abraham Lincoln was killed. The day she is writing the letter is the day that Lincoln's memorial is passing though the city of New York. She mentions that their daughter Allie has woke up with a earache and is cross, though she still sends a kiss to her father. She closes that all send love.
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Item 3: Double ambrotype - Portrait of a Woman and Child, c.1870s
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Item 4: Ambrotype - Portrait of a Man, c.1870s
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Item 5: Portrait of a Young Girl, c. 1860s-1870s
The carte de visite includes the C.D. Fredrick's business insignia with all three studio locations. -
Item 6: Portrait of a Young Woman, c. 1860s-1870s
The carte de visite includes the C.D. Fredrick's business insignia with all three studio locations. -
Item 7: Portrait of a Man, c. 1860s-1870s
The carte de visite includes the C.D. Fredrick's business insignia with all three studio locations. -
Item 8: Portrait of a Young Man, c. 1860s-1870s
The carte de visite includes the C.D. Fredrick's business insignia with all three studio locations. -
Item 9: Portrait of a Man, c. 1860s-1870s
The carte de visite includes the C.D. Fredrick's business insignia with all three studio locations. -
Item 10: Portrait of a Man, c. 1860s-1870s
The carte de visite includes the C.D. Fredrick's business insignia with all three studio locations. -
Item 11: Portrait of a Man, c. 1860s-1870s
The carte de visite includes the C.D. Fredrick's business insignia with all three studio locations. -
Item 12: Portrait of a Young Boy, c. 1860s-1870s
The carte de visite includes the C.D. Fredrick's business insignia with the Havana studio location. -
Item 13: Portrait of a Young Man, c. 1860s-1870s
The carte de visite includes the C.D. Fredrick's business insignia with the New York Studio location. -
Item 14: Portrait of a Man, c. 1860s-1870s
The carte de visite includes the C.D. Fredrick's business insignia with the New York Studio location. -
Item 15: Portrait of Mrs. W.R. Blake, c. 1860s-1870s
The carte de visite includes the C.D. Fredrick's business insignia with the New York Studio location. -
Item 16: Portrait of Mrs. Charles D. Fredricks (Louisa Fredricks), c. 1860s-1870s
The carte de visite includes the C.D. Fredrick's business insignia with the all three studio locations. -
Item 17: Portrait of Charles D. Fredricks, c. 1860s-1870s
The carte de visite includes the C.D. Fredrick's business insignia with the all three studio locations. -
Item 18: Portrait of Madoline Henriguez, c. 1860s-1870s
The carte de visite includes the C.D. Fredrick's business insignia with the Havana studio location.
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