The Winterthur Library

 The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera

Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum

5105 Kennett Pike, Winterthur, Delaware  19735

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OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

 

Creator:         Barritt, Charles L.                              

Title:               Lecture and letter

Dates:             1844-1845

Call No.:         Doc. 788

Acc. No.:        79x305

Quantity:        1 letter, 1 volume (15 pages)

Location:        31 F 3

 

 

 

BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT

 

Charles L. Barritt was listed as “actuary mec. inst.” in New York City directories of 1844 and 1845.  He was interested in photography and experimented with new methods in it.

 

 

SCOPE AND CONTENT

 

Consists of a copy of the paper about the daguerreotype delivered before the New York Scientific Association on Jan. 20, 1845 by Charles L. Barritt.  The lecture outlines the development of the daguerreotype process and names those prominent in its evolution.  Also included is a letter from Barritt to Charles T. Harris, Secretary of the New York Scientific Association, dated Oct. 29, 1844.  In the letter, Barritt apologizes for missing a meeting and requests the time and place of the next meeting.

           

 

LANGUAGE OF MATERIALS

 

The materials are in English.

 

 

RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

 

Collection is open to the public.  Copyright restrictions may apply.

 

 

LANGUAGE OF MATERIALS

 

The materials are in English.

 

 

RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

 

Collection is open to the public.  Copyright restrictions may apply.

           

 

PROVENANCE

           

Purchased from Doris Harris.

 

 

ACCESS POINTS

 

Topics:

            Daguerreotype.

            Photography - Processing.

            Lectures.

            Letters.

            Photographers.

 

 

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION

 

Location: 31 F 3

 

 

79x305.1         Letter, Charles L. Barritt, Institute Rooms, City Hall, to Charles T. Harris, Secretary of the New York Scientific Association, October 29, 1844.  Extends his regrets at missing the meeting of the association and request time and place of next meeting

 

79x305.2         “Copy of a paper upon the daguerreotype delivered before the N.Y. Scientific Association on Monday, January 20th, 1845, by Charles L. Barritt, Esq.”   

                        [see below for index of names which appear in this paper]

 

 


Index to names mentioned in acc. 79x305.2; the numbers refer to page numbers.

 

Academy of Sciences (France)   4, 5, 10

Arago, Francois (of France)      1, 4, 5

 

Barritt, Charles       8, 9, 13, 14

Brewster (of England)  1

 

Cornelius (of Philadelphia)     10

 

Daguerre, Louis     1-7

Davis (of Boston)     13

Davy     1

Draper, Dr.      5

Draper, Professor (of New York University)  6,7

            [Dr. Draper and Prof. Draper are probably the same person]

 

Johnson       7

 

Mirgnat, Abbe (of France)     4, 5

Morse, Professor  (of New York University)  5, 6

 

New York University  6

Niepce, Joseph Nicephore      1-3

 

Plumbe     13, 14

 

Seguier, Baron      4

Seixas (probably of New York City)    8, 9

Soleil, M.     4, 5

 

Talbot, Fox     1, 2

 

Wolcott, Alexander S.      4-7

Wolcott & Johnson   7

 

Van Loan (of New York City)   10, 12