Slides, mid-1970s to 2005
Scope and Contents
The sub-series is composed of 2.0 cubic feet of slides taken by Dr. Peter Schmitt (1936-2008)
primarily for his Popular Art and Architecture course which he taught for the Department of
History at Western Michigan University where he worked from 1965 to 2008.
The slides were either taken by Dr. Schmitt or produced for him via a copy stand. They cover a
variety of architectural styles mainly Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate and Queen Anne.
There are a number of Kalamazoo letterheads including ones that have buildings incorporated in
them. The architecture comes not only from Kalamazoo but other cities in the State and the
Nation. Also included are images from various American artists which were covered in class.
When reviewing these slides, it is important to look at all the sheets because many times the
identification does not correctly illustrate what is there.
Dates
- Creation: mid-1970s to 2005
Extent
From the Collection: 2.0 Cubic Feet (Materials donated by Beverly Schmitt come to a total of 4 Boxes. The legacy materials total more than 9 boxes of materials. )
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Custodial History
The collection came to the Archives from Beverly Schmitt and her daughter.
Physical Description
The majority of slides are color although there are some in black and white and some that are in different colors depending on what the original was. They are in slide sheets and not arranged in any particular order. Originally they were in slide boxes, some of which were identified.
Those identifications were transferred to the sheets; however, some of the slides in the boxes do not match the identifications given. Many were not identified.
The slides are in good shape with the color still good on many of them. The great majority are mounted in cardboard mounts, some of which are dated and identified.
Repository Details
Part of the Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections Repository
Charles C. and Lynn L. Zhang Legacy Collections Center
1650 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5307 US
(269) 387-8490
arch-collect@wmich.edu