Finding aid for the Boynton Collection

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Finding Aid for the Boynton Collection (MUM00661)

Due to the extremely fragile nature of the Boynton Collection, access to the original glass plate negatives is at the discretion of the Visual Curator. Researchers are encouraged to use the digitized negatives rather than the originals. Researchers interested in using this collection must contact Archives and Special Collections prior to their planned visit.

Finding Aid for the Boynton Collection


Table of Contents
	Descriptive Summary
	Administrative Information
	Subject Terms
	Biographical Note
	Scope and Content Note
	User Information
	Related Material
	Container List


Descriptive Summary
PURL:	http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00661/
Title:	Boynton Collection
Dates:	circa 1856-1861
Collector:	Boynton, Edward C. (Edward Carlisle), 1824-1893
Physical Extent:	4 boxes
Repository:	University of Mississippi. Department of Archives and Special Collections. University, MS 38677, USA
Identification:	MUM00661
Language of Material:	English
Abstract:	Glass plate negatives of antebellum scenes of the University of Mississippi campus as well as family photographs and self-portraits of Edward C. Boynton.

Administrative Information

Processing Information

Collection processed by Archives & Special Collections staff.

Additions

No further additions are expected to this collection.

Alternative Formats

The Boynton Collection has been digitized and is available online through the University Archives Photographs digital collection.

Subject Terms

University of Mississippi -- History

University of Mississippi -- Buildings

Boynton, Edward C. (Edward Carlisle), 1824-1893

Formats

collodion negatives

ambrotypes (photographs)

Biographical Note

Edward Carlisle Boynton, born 1824 in Windsor, Vermont, graduated from the West Point Military Academy in 1846 and served twelve years in the United States Army before joining the University of Mississippi faculty in 1856. Boynton was as a Professor of Chemistry, Mineralogy, and Geology until the outbreak of the Civil War when he was dismissed from the University in 1861.

Scope and Content Note

Edward Carlisle Boynton, a Professor of Chemistry, Mineralogy, and Geology at the University of Mississippi from 1856 until 1861, was an avid photographer. The collection contains glass plate negatives of antebellum scenes of the University of Mississippi campus as well as family photographs and self-portraits.

User Information

Prefered Citation

Boynton Collection, Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi

Access Restrictions

Copyright Restrictions

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use", that user may be liable for copyright infringement.

Related Material

Resources at the University of Mississippi

For more visual collections housed in the Archives & Special Collections, see our Photograph Collections subject guide.

For more materials related to the history of the University of Mississippi, see our University of Mississippi subject guide.

Container List

1.1

Edward C. Boynton, sitting in a suit with his arms crossed (collodion glass plate negative . 4 3/16" x 3 1/4")

Note: bottom of negative slightly chipped

1.2

Edward C. Boynton, standing next to equipment in lab (collodion glass plate negative . 3 1/4" x 4 3/16")

1.3

Edward C. Boynton, standing next to equipment in lab (collodion glass plate negative . 3 1/4" x 4 3/16")

Note: left upper cornet slightly chipped

1.4

Edward C. Boynton, standing next to equipment in lab (collodion glass plate negative . 3 1/4" x 4 3/16")

Note: BROKEN, in very poor condition

1.5

Edward C. Boynton's daughter, sitting on a sofa (collodion glass plate negative . 4 3/16" x 3 3/16")

Note: bottom left corner chipped

1.6

Edward C. Boynton's daughter, sitting on a sofa (ambroytype . 4" x 3 3/16")

Note: finger print in upper left corner

1.7

Edward C. Boynton's daughter, sitting on a sofa (ambroytype . 4" x 3 3/16")

1.8

Edward C. Boynton's son, sitting on a sofa, nude (collodion glass plate negative . 4 3/16" x 3 3/16")

1.9

Edward C. Boynton's son, standing on a sofa, nude (collodion glass plate negative . 4 3/16" x 3 3/16")

Note: scratched, chipped on lower right corner

1.10

Edward C. Boynton's wife, sitting in a chair (collodion glass plate negative . 4 3/16" x 3 3/16")

Note: scratched, finger prints

1.11

Edward C. Boynton's wife, sitting on a sofa (collodion glass plate negative . 4 3/16" x 3 3/16")

Note: scratched, poor condition

1.12

Unidentified woman, sitting on a sofa, holding a hat (collodion glass plate negative . 4 3/16" x 3 3/16")

Note: emulsion lost on woman's face, edges worn

2.1

Carriage House, exterior, girl, woman, and woman with carriage posed outside (collodion glass plate negative . 3 3/16" x 4 3/16")

Note: emulsion spotted, some spots worn

2.2

Gymnasium building, exterior, students on fence and using a maypole (collodion glass plate negative . 3 3/16" x 4 3/16")

Note: right hand corner slightly chipped

2.3

Gymnasium building exterior, students using a maypole and around the building (collodion glass plate negative . 3 3/16" x 4 3/16")

2.4

Gymnasium building, exterior, students using a maypole outside (collodion glass plate negative . 3 3/16" x 4 3/16")

2.5

Lyceum Building, exterior, students standing on stairs (collodion glass plate negative . 3 3/16" x 4 3/16")

Note: emulsion spotted, some spots worn

2.6

Lyceum Building, exterior, students fighting on side of the building (collodion glass plate negative . 3 3/16" x 4 3/16")

Note: scratched, thumb print

2.7