Sabina Elliott Wells Photographs (Negatives)

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Sabina Elliott Wells: Copyright: Property of SC Historical Society
Sabina Elliott Wells

Copyright: Property of SC Historical Society

Name/Title

Sabina Elliott Wells Photographs (Negatives)

Entry/Object ID

2006.016.07

Scope and Content

Photographs (scans of 102 negatives) taken by Sabina Elliott Wells ca. 1898-1899: scenes in Charleston, northwest South Carolina (Table Rock and vicinity), and western North Carolina (Flat Rock and vicinity). Wells was a Charleston artist, designer, and Newcomb potter who resided at 44 South Battery. Collection also contains a photocopy of one of her journals (July 1898-March 1899) in which some of her travels are described that appear to be documented by these photographs. There is also information (scant) about Wells's pottery, a copy of her passport photo, and the catalog record for the SCHS's holdings.

Collection

HCF Image Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2006.016.

Source or Donor

Ray, Cheryl

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In Memory of John D. Doran

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Negative

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Diaries

Search Terms

Lowcountry Digital Library, Wells, Sabina Elliott, 1876-1943, Women artists--South Carolina--Charleston, Women potters--South Carolina--Charleston, Charleston (S.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Historic buildings--North Carolina, Historic buildings--South Carolina, South Carolina--Voyages and travels, North Carolina--Voyages and travels

Archive Details

Creator

Wells, Sabina Elliott, 1876-1943

Archive Size/Extent

DVD (scans of negatives), 5 files/photocopies of each set of negatives, 1 file/biographical material

Restrictions

Access: Photographs are only available digitally. Negatives were destroyed after scanning. See Photo records for thumbnail images. High resolution scans are available on DVD.

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1898-1899 Associated Material: SC Historical Society has Sabina Elliott Wells papers (see file for finding aid to the collection). System of Arrangement: Five Photo catalog records, grouped as the negatives had been organized when given to the donor's relative.

Location

Location

Container

PhotoBox

Shelf

AV Materials

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2006.016.07.1, 2006.016.07.2, 2006.016.07.3, 2006.016.07.4, 2006.016.07.5, 2013.003.10

Provenance

Notes

Admin or Biographical History: Nitrate negatives were scanned by Celeste Wiley (Charleston Archive, CCPL) in June 2009. Negatives were destroyed because of their instability. Custodial History: The donor did not know how the negatives of photographs taken by Sabina E. Wells came into the possession of Mr. Doran. They were in five Charleston Museum envelopes, with handwritten notes as to contents on each envelope, including that "S.A. [sic] Wells of 44 S. Battery" took the photos 1899-1900; also noted was that that they were a gift of Anna Rutledge [gift to Charleston Museum or gift to John Doran?].

General Notes

Note

Notes: Sabina E. Wells was born in Charleston on July 5, 1876, and died on June 13, 1943, in Hoopers Creek, Henderson, NC. She was the daughter of Edward Laight Wells & Anna Elizabeth Mason Smith, and lived at 44 South Battery. (Ancestry.com, accessed 5/9/2012.)

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

June 25, 2009

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

February 17, 2023