Archive Collection SWAN - Swan (Sir Joseph) Archive

Identity area

Reference code

SWAN

Title

Swan (Sir Joseph) Archive

Date(s)

  • approx 1860-1914 (Creation)

Level of description

Archive Collection

Extent and medium

4 boxes plus small collection of objects

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Name of creator

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Deposited by the Institute for Sustainability (NIReS) and various family members in 2014.

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Scope and content

Sir Joseph Swan (1828-1914) was a North East physicist, chemist and inventor who is best known for his innovation in the photographic process and the invention of the incandescent light bulb. This small collection comprises of items retained by various members of the Swan family, until donated to Newcastle University in the 1960s/1970s. The collection includes personal family items such as medals and certificates, original Swan lamps and a silk dressing gown, together with items which appear to come from Sir Joseph Swan's home workshop including a number of photographic prints, presumed to date from Sir Joseph Swan's experiments with various photographic print techniques.

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No further accruals are expected.

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Conditions governing access

Open

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No known copyright restrictions

Language of material

  • English

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Note

Preferred citation: Swan (Sir Joseph) Archive, SWAN, held at Special Collections Newcastle University Library.

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Description identifier

gb186-swan

Institution identifier

gb 186

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Status

Final

Level of detail

Full

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Archivist's note

This EAD description created 7/3/2021.

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