C.I. Ogg Photography Collection

Collection

Identifier: BCA 0270

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C.I. Ogg Photography Collection (BCA 0270)

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Scope and Contents

One hundred and five glass photographic plates (glass plate negatives) by C.I. Ogg. Subjects of photographs include Berea College, Berea College Fireside Industries, Berea and the surrounding area (including forests), Appalachia, Eastern Kentucky, and the people of Appalachia and mountain areas.

Dates

Other: Majority of material found in 1900-1930

Creator

Ogg, Coleman Isaac (C.I), 1855-1950 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.

Due to their age and fragile nature, access to materials may be restricted.

Conditions Governing Use

Provided for educational purposes only. Seek permission to reproduce and/or publish from Berea College Special Collections and Archives. Credit C.I. Ogg at all times.

Biographical or Historical Information

Coleman Isaac Ogg, 1855-1950, was a native of Rockcastle County, KY. From 1880 until about 1940, Ogg often traveled throughout the mountains of Eastern Kentucky photographing the people and places he came across. Ogg also photographed Berea College life during that same period and operated portrait studios in London and Lancaster, KY. Ogg's work has been widely published over the past 135 years, but often without attribution. He is buried in the Berea Cemetery.

Extent

3.00 ms_boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Collection of photographic plates (glass plate negatives) by Coleman Isaac (C.I.) Ogg

Arrangement Note

Numbering and descriptions of items follows original inventory list. 4x5 and 5x7 plates are arranged in boxes 1 and 2; 6.5x8.5 and 8x10 plates are arranged in box 3. For boxes 1 and 2, plates are 5x7 unless otherwise noted in description field.

Processing Information

Note: At one time glass plate negatives W1-18 had been loaned to Warren Brunner by donor. Brunner titled/labeled the negatives that did not have a title written on them.

Note: predominant dates of the collection are approximate. There are no known dates for any of the photographs.

Final processing and guide created July 2019 by Lori Myers-Steele, Collections Arcivist. Guide updated 2024.