James Garvin Ellis Negatives

Collection

Identifier: AppMs-0144

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 7000 black and white 4" x 5" negatives taken by James Ellis while he was chief photographer for the Johnson City Press-Chronicle. These negatives date from only two years of his service as Press-Chronicle photographer, 1958-60. A few of the negatives were identified as having been taken by a photographer named Huffine. These are as follows: 20573, 20580, 20581, 21229-21230, 21573-75, and 21634.

Unfortunately, the negatives were not identified by Ellis, so that the researcher must use personal discretion to ascertain their meaning and context.

The negatives are primarily of local interest, with East Tennessee civic clubs, high schools, and college and university athletic teams being well represented. Subjects covered include such events as automobile accidents; court proceedings and political activities; social events; sports activities; parades; and the Johnson City Preaching Mission. Ellis also photographed buildings and took group and individual portraits.

Dates

July 1958-March 1960

Creator

Ellis, James Garvin (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Extent

6.00 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The negatives are arranged sequentially according to numbers assigned by Ellis.

Method of Acquisition

The photographic negatives of James Garvin Ellis were donated to the Archives of Appalachia by his wife, June Ellis, on December 21, 1982.

General

The following negative numbers were not included with the donation:

Box - Folder / Number 1-1 19599; 1-2 19770, 19783, 19784, 19814; 1-3 19834; 1-4 20062, 20101, 20202; 1-5 20200; 1-7 20464, 20507, 20511-20514, 20569; 2-1 20823, 20880, 20887, 20888; 2-2 20998, 21016, 21051, 21092; 2-5 21502, 21531; 2-6 21611, 21613, 21614, 21617, 21618, 21619, 21652, 21760, 21762; 2-7 22040; 3-1 22042-22153, 22224, 22282, 22286, 22287, 22359, 22408, 22419- 22422, 22436; 3-2 22571; 3-3 22684, 22808; 4-2 23591, 23650, 23702; 5-4 25319, 25385; 5-5 25685; 6-2 25943;