Richard Fullerton/ Jane Reece Collection
Scope and Content
The Richard D. Fullerton/Jane Reece Collection is an excellent chronology of a unique Dayton building. Constructed as a fire station in 1889, 834 Riverside Terrace has been adapted to a variety of uses, standing vacant for only one year out of 100.
The collection also provides information on the life and work of photographer Jane Reece (ca. 1869-1961). An associate of Alfred Stieglitz and the Photo-Secessionists, Reece, specialized in portrait and artistic photography, earning awards in national and international competitions from 1906-1935. Reece purchased 834 Riverside Terrace in 1924 and used it as a home, studio, and gallery until her death.
Series I consists of a chronology of 834 Riverside Terrace, along with photographs of Dayton Fire Department Company Number 9. This series also includes plat maps of Dayton view and information about the Schantz Brewery which occupied a neighboring lot.
Series II documents the 1924 remodeling of 834 Riverside Terrace through original photographs by Jane Reece. The photographs, many of which are labeled, are in two sizes, 3 ¼" x 4 ¼" snapshots and 8" x 10" enlargements of the snapshots.
The years between 1924 and 1961 are covered in Series III, which consists of photographs of Jane Reece in her studio and exterior views of the studio.
Reece was honored for her work in photography in many ways during her life and after her death. Materials concerning these tributes are contained in Series IV.
Series V consists of examples of Reece's artistic photography, information about exhibitions of Reece's work, and a copy of a two-volume thesis on Reece's artistic photography.
*A complete listing of all the photographs in this collection appears at the end of this finding aid.*
Dates
- Creation: 1889-1976
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1923-1976
Creator
- Fullerton, Richard D., 1915-1990 (Person)
Restrictions on Access
There are no restrictions on accessing materials in this collection.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Biography of Richard Fullerton
Richard Fullerton was born in Jersey City, NJ in 1915. He graduated from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine in 1938. After service in the Army, Fullerton joined the Air Force and worked in the Photography Lab at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. He was employed there first in the service and then as a civilian for thirty years until he retired in 1972. In addition to his collecting photographic images, Fullerton was interested in model railroading and genealogy, all of these he actively pursued in his retirement. Fullerton died in February of 1990 at the age of 75.
One of Fullerton's many interests was the life and work of Jane Reece (1868-1961), an internationally known Dayton photographer, an associate of Steiglitz and Steichen, and one of the first professional female photographers in the United States.
Extent
0.5 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Richard Fullerton was a local photographer, historian and collector. His Jane Reece collection consists primarily of images which document the renovation of Reece's home and studio, an old firehouse on 834 Riverside Drive in Dayton, and photographs and information about the surrounding neighborhood. Also included are interior and exterior photographs of Reece's studio and a few examples of her artistic photography.
Statement of Arrangement
The collection is arranged into five series.
- Series I: Dayton Fire Department Company Number 9 and Schantz Brewery
- Series II: Remodeling of 834 Riverside Terrace (Building an Artist's Studio)
- Series III: The Jane Reece Studio, 834 Riverside Terrace
- Series IV: Tributes to Jane Reece
- Series V: Jane Reece's Artistic Photography
Acquisition Information
This collection was donated by Richard D. Fullerton, a photographic historian and accessioned into the Wright State University Department of Archives and Special Collections on October 10, 1988.
Accruals
Additional material was accessioned on October 13, 1988.
Processing Information
Processed by John A. Brannick, Spring, 1989. Finding aid updated in 2014 by Toni Vanden Bos.
Subject
- Fullerton, Richard D., 1915-1990 (Person)
- Reece, Jane, 1868-1961 (Person)
- Dayton (Ohio). Fire Department -- Photographs (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Richard Fullerton/ Jane Reece Collection (MS-185)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by John A. Brannick, 1989
- Date
- 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092
library-archives@wright.edu
