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Robert W. Lisle Collection, 1830-2003 RWLCFinding AidFinding aid prepared by Jimi Jones2013
Administrative InformationRelated Archival Materials noteThe Archives has a copy of the exhibition catalog (entitled Photography Remembered: A Selective View From The Robert W. Lisle Collection) from the 1990 exhibition of these materials at the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, VA. The accession number for this book is A.2012.2013.008. Selections from the Lisle collection have been put into an online exhibit by the Hampshire Library that can be found here. Conditions Governing Access noteThis collection is open for research. Conditions Governing Use noteDue to the fragile nature of many of the materials in it, working with this collection will require the assistance and supervision of the Archivist. AccrualsNo further accruals are expected. Return to the Table of Contents Biographical noteThis collection of materials was collected by Robert W. Lisle over 20 years. The collection was exhibited in 1990 by the Chrysler Museum, who published a catalog of the exhibit called Photography Remembered: A Selective View From The Robert W. Lisle Collection. Hampshire College purchased the collection in 2006. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Contents noteThe Robert W. Lisle Collection is an artificially-amassed collection of image capture, developing and exhibition equipment as well as still- and moving-image materials. The collection spans over 150 years and focuses on the history of image capture in the United States from the mid 19th century to the early 21st. The collection is arranged in the following four series: Series 1. Eras of Image Capture This series contains equipment pertaining to the history of image capture. It contains prephotographic equipment like the magic lantern and a very early glass slide projector. It also contains a daguerreotype camera, motion picture cameras and projectors as well as esoterica like a head brace, used for keeping subjects still long enough for a daguerreotype exposure. Series 2. Technological Innovators This series contains image capture equipment and materials exemplifying the profound effect on photography by the Kodak and Polaroid companies. This includes materials like cameras, advertisements and instruction manuals. Series 3. Types of Photography This series features example of still image capture like daguerreotypes and tintypes. It also contains digital image capture devices from the early 21st century from a digital still camera to an iMac computer from the early 2000s. Series 4. Other Photographic Materials This series contains darkroom equipment like enlargers, images of Niagara Falls (suitable for comparison of the different 19th and 20th century photochemical photographic processes) and photography-themed advertising posters. The Robert W. Lisle collection touches on many important moments in the history of image capture with an emphasis on the changing technological realities of the medium. Return to the Table of Contents Return to the Table of Contents Eras of Image CaptureBefore PhotographyThe Discovery of PhotographyThe Daguerrean PeriodCollodion PeriodThe Dry Plate PeriodCinemaModern ClassicsTechnological InnovatorsKodakPolaroidTypes of PhotographyStereo PhotographyPress PhotographyMiniature PhotographyNovelty PhotographyComputer and Digital EquipmentOther Photographic MaterialsThe DarkroomNiagara Falls PhotographsMiscellaneous |
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