Howard "Cole" Coleman Photograph Collection

Collection

Identifier: SEAA-110

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection of photographic prints, made by New Orleans photographer Howard “Cole” Coleman (1883-1969), includes views of Louisiana architecture, particularly New Orleans buildings and plantation houses outside New Orleans. Views of Mardi Gras/Carnival, Louisiana, other personages, and other subjects are also maintained. Prints are gelatin silver, 8” x 10”, and are organized by volume.

Dates

1958-1960s

Creator

Coleman, Howard “Cole”, 1883-1969 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection is the physical property of Tulane University Special Collections. Copyright belongs to the creators or their legal heirs and assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or owner’s heir for permission to publish where Tulane University Special Collections does not hold the copyright. For further information, please contact Research Services at specialcollections@tulane.edu.

Extent

2.00 Linear Feet (5 volumes, 2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into two series: Series 1: Photographs; Series 2: Photo Negatives.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Photographic prints and negatives were given by Howard Coleman to Tulane in 1967 as a memorial to his wife, Thelma Hecht Coleman.

Subjects

Architectural photography Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Architecture -- Louisiana -- New Orleans Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Carnival Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Plantations--Louisiana Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings