Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Baird, Joseph Armstrong
| title | Joseph Armstrong Baird Collection of 19th-century architectural photographs |
| repository | Online Archive of California |
| description | Assembled over a forty-year period by photography curator Joseph Armstrong Baird, Jr. the collection contains approximately 1663 photographs of architecture and urban views primarily in Europe, but also including Asia, the Middle East, and Mexico and Hawaii in North America. Most of the photographs date from the late nineteenth-century, although a few are early twentieth-century prints. |
| extent | 64 box(es) (approximately 1,663 items) |
| access | Open for use by qualified researchers. |
| record link | https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt996nf6b9/admin/ |
| finding aid | https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt996nf6b9/entire_text/ |
| acquisition information | Received in several acquisitions: 1988, 1992, 1993. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:54 |
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| title | Miscellaneous California views from the collection of Joseph A. Baird |
| repository | University of California, Berkeley |
| description | Photographs organized into the following folders by subject: Missions (includes Santa Barbara and Carmel) -- Yosemite -- Outdoor areas other than Yosemite (Viznagar Mining and Milling Co. in Alamo, coastal scenes including La Jolla and San Francisco's Seal Rocks & Fort Point, general scenery) -- Identified buildings within California (many hotels, Sutro Baths, Panama Pacific International Exposition, California Mid-winter Int'l. Exposition, woolen mills at Black Point) -- Sutter's Fort, 1930's -- Postcards (mainly relating to Chinatown, many Chinese children, temple, street scenes, etc.) -- Individuals/groups (some wearing large hats, costumes from gold rush era, bathers, and others) -- Miscellaneous. Miscellaneous additions (ca. 23 items) given by Baird at various dates have been made and not described within the above list. |
| extent | Approximately 120 items (photographic prints, photomechanical prints and postcards) : some color ; various sizes. |
| record link | https://search.library.berkeley.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991024023519706532&context=L&vid=01UCS_BER:UCB&lang=en&search_scope=MyInstitution&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=Everything&query=any,contains,79219018&offset=0 |
| record source | https://www.worldcat.org/title/79219018 |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:54 |
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| title | Joseph A. Baird Jr. clipping collection on American and California artists. |
| repository | Smithsonian Libraries and Archives |
| description | Research clippings on American and California artists and research notes collected by Joseph Armstrong Baird, Jr. |
| extent | 4.5 linear ft. (15 three-ring folders) |
| access | Unrestricted research use on site. Material is acidic and brittle. |
| record link | https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&profile=liball&term=1048030&index=BIB |
| finding aid | N/A |
| acquisition information | N/A |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:54 |
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