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Harry Kalmus papers and photographs

Call Number

ARC.046

Dates

1938-1987, inclusive
; 1947-1955, bulk

Creator

Kalmus, Harry

Extent

3.6 Linear Feet in 5 boxes and 2 folders.

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

The Harry Kalmus papers and photographs consist of materials spanning 1938 to 1987 (bulk 1947-1955) and measure 3.6 linear feet. The majority of the material is photographic in nature, containing images taken by Harry Kalmus during his career as a photographer in Brooklyn. Document types include correspondence, autograph books, printed material, photographic prints, slides, stereoscopic slides, and black-and-white negatives.

Biographical note

Harry Kalmus was born in 1924 and grew up on Vermont Street in the Brooklyn neighborhood of East New York. He attended Yeshiva Toras Chaim and Thomas Jefferson High School. After serving in World War II, Kalmus returned to Brooklyn and began his career as a professional photographer. He worked for advertising agencies and corporate offices in Manhattan as well as photographing events such as weddings and bar mitzvahs in Brooklyn. In 1957, he and his family moved to the Queens neighborhood of Kew Gardens, and eventually settled in Freeport, N.Y. Kalmus died in 1987.

Scope and Contents

The Harry Kalmus papers and photographs consist of materials spanning 1938 to 1987 (bulk 1947-1955) and measure 3.6 linear feet. The majority of the material is photographic in nature, containing images taken by Harry Kalmus during his career as a photographer in Brooklyn. Document types include correspondence, autograph books, printed material, photographic prints, slides, stereoscopic slides, and black-and-white negatives. The collection is organized in two series: Papers and Photographs.

Conditions Governing Access

Open to researchers without restriction.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright held by the Center for Brooklyn History. All uses beyond fair use requires a licensing agreement pursuant to Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date (if known); Harry Kalmus papers and photographs, ARC.046, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Natalie Kalmus and Frana Kalmus Baruch, 1991.

Related Materials

Additional photographs by Harry Kalmus are held by the Archives at Queens Library, located at the Central Branch of the Queens Library, Jamaica, N.Y.

Other Finding Aids

Item-level description and digital versions of images from the collection are available for searching via the image database in the library.

Collection processed by

Weatherly Stephan

About this Guide

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Language: Finding aid written in English

Processing Information

Minimally processed to the series level.

This collection is composed of three accessions: 1991.038, 1991.045, and V1991.011.

A select number of negatives from the collection have been digitized, individually numbered, and catalogued.

Revisions to this Guide

2022: Updated by Diana Bowers-Smith

Repository

Brooklyn Historical Society
Center for Brooklyn History
128 Pierrepont Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201