Sub-Series I: Photo Files,, 1921-1981 (bulk 1953-1981).
Dates
- 1921-1981 (bulk 1953-1981).
Scope and Contents
Photo Files includes chronologically ordered photos in folders labeled with the original subject descriptions used by HAW's staff. The topics of these photos are wide-ranging, some from as early as HAW's childhood and some as late as the year before he left the Senate. Well-represented topics include family, campaigns, political figures, hearings, constituent meetings, HAW's 1969 trip to Korea and Vietnam, migratory labor, monuments, and more. These photos communicate the depth and range of HAW's varied interests and commitment as a civil servant. Inscribed photos can be found throughout this sub-series and are so noted in the Access database.
Language of Materials
Undetermined .
Physical Description
(5.25 cubic feet)
Arrangement
Photo Files is organized into three different sets, following original order. The first photo set HAW's staff ordered using Roman numerals, with each numeral representing a general or specific topic. This set of files seems to date from HAW's early years in the Senate, and includes photos ranging from 1921-1964, including early family and campaign photos. Many of the folders contain a large number of photos on a variety of specific subjects within the given topic.
The second set within Photo Files is ordered chronologically, ranging from 1965-1981. Unlike the first set, each folder in this set tends to have photos only on a narrowly defined topic. The third set of this sub-series is an incomplete collection of press photos and is organized numerically, with each numeral representing a particular topic. This set ranges from 1976-1979. A folder at the beginning of this set contains an index log which lists the photo description, date and order.
For the most part, the original folder labels for these photos had enough information to describe the photos, including the date range. However, for the few photos where the date was not obvious, the date on the back of the photo was used.
Appraisal and Discard Information
Generally, no more than two prints of a photograph were retained when multiple copies were found within one folder. Otherwise all material in the photograph files was kept.
General
Index Terms
Those folders labeled as "Miscellaneous" were given index terms to help identify what was in them, but by no means do the index terms reflect the entire contents of a folder. Generally, as with other series, index terms were used only to highlight items of particular interest, including New Jersey-specific items, or when needed to help clarify the folder title.
Part of the New Brunswick Special Collections Repository