Dr. Edward W. Wynne Collection
Scope and Contents
The Dr. Edward W. Wynne Collection consists of 68 negative strips bearing 1 to 6 negatives each. The photographs were taken on the campus of Loyola University New Orleans in 1938 and 1939. Activities documented by the images include: biology and medical laboratory work, football games, track and field practices, basketball games, Christmas on campus, religious events, fraternity hazing rituals, Homecoming events, campus buildings, graduation, and women on campus. Portions of the medical laboratory images are graphic in nature. The remaining two items are business cards from past presidents of Loyola University New Orleans.
Dates
- Created: 1938-1939
- Other: Date acquired: 04/10/2011
Creator
- Wynne, Edward W. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
Physical rights are retained by the J. Edgar and Louis S. Monroe Library, Loyola University New Orleans. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. Copyright Laws.
Biographical or Historical Information
Dr. Edward W. Wynne was an Arts & Science graduate of Loyola University New Orleans in 1939. According to his son, Michael D. Wynne, Dr. Wynne was the school’s unofficial photographer during the late 1930s. After receiving his medical degree from LSU, Dr. Wynne went on to become a pediatrician in Lafayette and the surrounding area for 40 years. A prominent member of many philanthropic and medical societies, Dr. Wynne was also a veteran of the U.S. Army Medical Corps. The photographs in this collection were taken by Dr. Wynne during his junior and senior years at Loyola University. Dr. Wynne died in 1989.
Note written by Rivet, Katherine Kuhl
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
The negatives were retained and catalogued numerically in the order in which they were received. The images are neither in chronological order nor necessarily in subject order.The entire negative collection has been digitized and most of the images have been placed on the Louisiana Digital Library. These negatives are retained in an archival binder within the collection box
Source of Acquisition
Wynne, Michael D.
Method of Acquisition
Gift, 2010.03
Existence and Location of Originals
multi-part note content
Creator
- Wynne, Edward W. (Person)
- Title
- Dr. Edward W. Wynne Collection of Loyola University New Orleans Photographs
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rivet, Katherine Kuhl
- Date
- 11/30/2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the J. Edgar and Louis S. Monroe Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository