McComas Death Mask Collection

Collection — Container: B00800-801

Identifier: SpC-2005-50-4

Staff Only

Abstract

Life and death masks of famous and infamous persons and papers including, letters, photographs, and student research regarding the McComas Collection. The masks in this collection are believed to be casts from masks in the Lawrence Hutton Collection located at Princeton University.

Dates

1955-2013
Received: Date acquired: 06/21/2005

Creator

McComas , Henry Clay, 1875- (Person)

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright: McDaniel College may hold copyright to sections of this material. McDaniel College makes no representation that it is the owner of any copyright or other literary property in the materials contained in its archives, manuscript collections, and special collections unless specifically stated, (b) that in providing access to or permitting the reproduction of any such materials, McDaniel Archives does not assume any responsibility for obtaining or granting any permission to publish or use the same, and (c) that the responsibility (i) for determining the nature of any rights, and the ownership or interest therein, and for obtaining the appropriate permissions to publish or use and (ii) for determining the nature of any liabilities (including liabilities for defamation and invasion of privacy or publicity) that may arise from any publication or use, rest entirely with the researcher. Copying: Papers may be copied in accordance with the Archives usual procedures.

Extent

8.00 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement Note

Series

Source of Acquisition

Art Department

Method of Acquisition

Transfer

Accruals and Additions

2012.13, copies of the comdemnation records from the Smithsonian.

Related Materials

RG25 - Office of the President Lowell Ensor Papers: letters between Lowell Ensor and Phil Myers concerning the donation of the McComas's masks; letter to Dr. Henry McComas from Lowell Ensor thanking him for the collection of masks.