Bland (Henry Meade) Photographs, 1905-1915
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Henry Meade Bland Photographs, 1905-1915
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Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Bland, Henry Meade, 1863-1931
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- Approximately 428 negatives and photographic prints
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Henry Meade Bland Photographs. History San Jose Research Library
Background
- Scope and content:
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The majority of images in the collection are casual shots, taken by an amateur photographer. They were found grouped inside brown photography shop envelopes, with pencil notations on the outside, most addressed to Professor Bland. The images include groups of students on campus and at outdoor locations such as Joaquin Miller's cabin, as well as other authors and poets such as Edwin Markham, Japanese poet Takeshi Kanno, Jack London, and sculptor Gertrude Boyle. The student groups are likely part of the Short Story Club. Some of the images are related to literary magazine or La Torre production. In addition, Bland's family are featured in several of the images, and Bland himself can be found in many images.
- Biographical / historical:
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Dr. Bland was born on April 21, 1863 in Fairfield in Solano County, CA. He earned in MA degree from Stanford in 1895 and a Ph.D. (1890) and undergraduate degrees from the University of the Pacific. He worked as a teacher and principal for 15 years at schools in Los Gatos, Santa Clara and San Jose before coming to the Normal School. Dr. Bland died on April 30, 1931. (See http://www.sjsu.edu/people/annette.nellen/website/bland.htm)
- Acquisition information:
- The provenance of these negatives is not known. They were found in collection, and may have been given to the San Jose Historical Museum as part of the Roland Eberhart Collection.
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Poets, American
Literature--Societies, etc
Outdoor life - Names:
- San José State University
Markham, Edwin, 1852-1940
Miller, Joaquin, 1837-1913 - Places:
- San Jose (Calif.)
Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The original negatives are not available to researchers; all have been scanned and can be viewed online. Digital images are available on request.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights reside with History San Jose. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact History San Jose Research Library.
- Preferred citation:
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Henry Meade Bland Photographs. History San Jose Research Library
- Location of this collection:
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1661 Senter RoadSan Jose, CA 95112, US
- Contact:
- (408) 287-2290