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Date(s)
- approx 1860-1914 (Creation)
Level of description
Archive Collection
Extent and medium
4 boxes plus small collection of objects
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposited by the Institute for Sustainability (NIReS) and various family members in 2014.
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Scope and content
Sir Joseph Swan (1828-1914) was a North East physicist, chemist and inventor who is best known for his innovation in the photographic process and the invention of the incandescent light bulb. This small collection comprises of items retained by various members of the Swan family, until donated to Newcastle University in the 1960s/1970s. The collection includes personal family items such as medals and certificates, original Swan lamps and a silk dressing gown, together with items which appear to come from Sir Joseph Swan's home workshop including a number of photographic prints, presumed to date from Sir Joseph Swan's experiments with various photographic print techniques.
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No further accruals are expected.
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Open
Conditions governing reproduction
No known copyright restrictions
Language of material
- English
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Note
Preferred citation: Swan (Sir Joseph) Archive, SWAN, held at Special Collections Newcastle University Library.
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Final
Level of detail
Full
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Archivist's note
This EAD description created 7/3/2021.