Collier Cobb Photographic Collection, 1890s-1920s

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Collier Cobb Photographic Collection, 1890s-1920s

1890s-1920s

Collier Cobb (1862-1934) was chair of the Geology Department at the University of North Carolina, 1893-1934. His photography stemmed from his work in geology and other sciences, and he traveled extensively and used photography to document his interests. In the 1890s, Cobb built a darkroom in his Chapel Hill home, where he developed negatives and printed prints. The collection consists of photographs made by Collier Cobb in a variety of settings, including Chapel Hill and other North Carolina locations; the University of North Carolina; and Alaska, Canada, and Siberia. The collection is composed largely of glass plates (slides and negatives), as well as some photographic prints. Topics include buildings, grounds, faculty, staff,students, events, and African Americans at the University of North Carolina;residences and churches in Chapel Hill, N.C.; logging in western North Carolina;North Carolina schools in Bertie, Columbus, Craven, Durham, Forsyth, Gaston, Guilford, Harnett, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Onslow, Robeson, Sampson, and Wake counties; and Eskimos and Eskimo life.

7 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 500 items)

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