World War I Glass Plate Stereoview Collection
Scope and Content
Included in the collection is a stereoviewer and 90 accompanying glass plate stereoscopic photographs of war scenes from World War I. The slides measure 4.25" x 1.25".Stereoscopic photographs are double pictures of the same scene, side by side, which produces a 3 dimensional effect when viewed through a stereoviewer.
The slides are arranged as they were received. Descriptions on each slide are handwritten in French and appear in the inventory.
Dates
- Creation: 1914-1919
Creator
- Merron, Hugh O. (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Due to the fragility of the original glass plates, researchers must use the digitized images available online in CORE Scholar, Wright State University’s Campus Online Repository, at http://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/special_ms457_photographs/.
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 Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright.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 Hugh O. Merron
The glass plate stereoview slides and viewer were purchased by Hugh O. Merron in Paris, France. Merron served in the American Expeditionary Forces stationed in France during World War I. He was in the Foot Bound Infantry. Merron was born in Syracuse, New York on February 12, 1894. He and his wife, Berdella, did not have children. In the 1930 census, Merron was living in Detroit, Michigan, and was the owner of a grocery store. Merron was a member of the Masonic Order in Detroit, Michigan. He died on Feb. 1, 1966.
Extent
0.62 linear feet (90 glass stereoview slides)
Language of Materials
French
Abstract
A set of 90 glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I. The images are accompanied by handwritten descriptions in French. The collection was owned by Hugh O. Merron, a World War I veteran. Also included is a stereoviewer made in Paris, France.
Statement of Arrangement
The plates are arranged in the order they were received.
Technical Requirements
To see the images in 3-D as intended, the stereo viewer in the collection is needed. For research purposes, this is not recommended due to the extra handling it requires of the fragile images. The images themselves may be viewed on a light box.
Physical Location
Wright Brothers Room
Acquisition Information
The collection was donated by Catherine Hofstetter Winkler in July, 2012.
Existence and Location of Copies
This collection is available in its entirety on CORE Scholar, Wright State University’s Campus Online Repository, at http://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/special_ms457_photographs/.
General
To locate a specific image on CORE Scholar, search for the item identifier using the following format: MS457_01_SS, where SS is the two-digit slide number. For instance, to locate the first item, search for MS457_01_01.
Processing Information
Due to flaking emulsion on the glass plates, some of the descriptions are illegible, which is noted in the inventory. Three of the glass plates are broken and at the end of the inventory.
Subject
- United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the World War I Glass Plate Stereoview Collection (MS-457)
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Noel Rihm and Toni Vanden Bos, 2012
- Date
- 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English and French
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
