Walter F. Welch Photographs

Collection

Call Number: MS094

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Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs circa 1840 -- 1930 given to Tufts University by alumnus Walter F. (W. F.) Welch. Most are portraits of Native Americans, but other subjects include Jack and Charmian London and Theodore Dreiser. Many of the photographs in this collection were listed by Welch under the heading “Western Americana.”

Dates

Creation: 1840 -- 1930

Creator

Welch, W.F. (Person)

Language of Materials

English

Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

No documentation is available regarding the intellectual property rights in this collection.

Biographical / Historical

Born in Jamaica, New York, Walter Frederick Welch, Jr. (A28) was an alumnus who donated a large volume of rare books, artifacts, and archival materials to the university. Welch became an active donor in 1952, when he began giving rare books and manuscripts intended to provide Tufts students with examples of bibliographical history. As of 1957, Welch resided in Santa Monica, CA.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

Additional Description

Overview

This collection contains photographs circa 1840 -- 1930 given to Tufts University by Walter F. Welch.

Arrangement

This collection was left in received order.

Custodial History

Donated to Tufts University by Walter F. Welch. No information about Welch’s acquisition of the material is available.

Processing status

This collection was processed at the item level by Assistant Archivist Alexandra Bush in 2023. Folder labels were added; bioghist and scope and content were added; original order was maintained. Previous processing note stated: Originally this collection appears to have contained all Welch-donated items. At some time, after AC collection was created, many objects were moved to AC and currently only photographs remain. Welch-donated items from AC need to be transferred back to the Welch collection in the future.