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Preliminary Inventory of the Seth H. Muse Papers, 1916-1971
(Manuscript Collection #673)



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Descriptive Summary
Title: Seth H. Muse Papers
Repository: J.Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University
Language: English
Abstract: Professional, personal, and family files (1939-1845,1916-1971) of free lance photographer, including negatives, black and white prints, color transparencies, correspondence, financial records, appointment books, clippings, and miscellaneous materials.

Administrative Information
Accessions Information
January 31, 1994 (unprocessed), ca. 30, 500 items; Professional, personal, and family files (1839-1845, 1916-1971) of free lance photographer, including negatives, black and white prints, color transparencies, correspondence, financial records, appointment books, clippings, and miscellaneous materials. Donor: Mrs. Dorothy C. Muse.

December 5, 1994 (unprocessed addition 1), ca. 4,400 items; Photographic archives of free-lance photographer, including prints, proof sheets, and negatives. Donor: Mrs. Dorothy C. Muse.


Access Restrictions
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Copyright Notice
Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.


Preferred Citation
Seth H. Muse Papers (#673), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.


Acquisition Information
Gift of Mrs. Dorothy C. Muse
Processing Information
Encoded by Apex Data Services


Container List
Box 1 PAPERS (letters and land records)
Box 2 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS
Box 3 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS
Folder a Clyde R. Hoey, with others
Folder b John F. Kennedy
Item  JFK and family (wife and kids) outside of church
Item  JFK at dinner with Billy Graham and others
Item  JFK, LBJ, Sam Erwin (NC) and Harold Cooley (NC)
Item  JFK, LBJ, Sam Erwin (NC) and Harold Cooley (NC)
Item  JFK, LBJ, Sam Erwin (NC) and Harold Cooley (NC)
Item  JFK portrait
Item  JFK with Sen. Sam Erwin
Item  JFK with a group of unidentified officials, possibly in oval office
Item  JFK with a group of unidentified officials, possibly in oval office
Item  JFK with Bob Hope and others, possibly outside of white house
Item  JFK with Carl Sandburg at White House.
Item  JFK with Sen. Sam Erwin
Item  JFK with Bob Hope and others, possibly outside of white house
Item  JFK with Bob Hope and others, possibly outside of white house
Item  photo of JFK with a group of unidentified officials, possibly in
Item  photo of JFK with a group of unidentified officials, possibly in oval office
Folder c John F. Kennedy
Item  Presumed JFK funeral in government building.
Item  JFK official portrait
Item  Two different photos: One of JFK with B. Graham and Luther
Item  Two different photos: One of JFK with B. Graham and Luther
Item  JFK with Harry Truman
Item  JFK with B. Everett Jordan, Harold Cooly, and Sam Erwin
Folder d Robert Kennedy
Folder e Lyndon B. Johnson, with others
Folder f Lyndon B. Johnson, with others
Box 4 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS
Box 5 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS
Box 6 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS
Box 7 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS
Box 10 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS
Box 11 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS
Box 12 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS
Box 13 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS (oversized photos)
Item  Candid shot of JFK wearing a hat
Item  JFK and wife Jackie reading together at a table
Box 14 COLORED PHOTOGRAPHS AND DRAWING (political)
Box 15 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS (Seth Muse unidentified # 1)
Box 16 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS (Seth Muse unidentified # 2)
Box 17 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS (Seth Muse unidentified # 3)
Box 18 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS (miscellaneous unidentified)
Box 19 BLACK AND WHITE PROOF SHEETS (misc. and S. Muse trips - Europe 1965)
Box 20 MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS
Box 21 RECIEPTS AND INVOICES
Box 22 MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS
Box 23 MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS
Box 24 MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS
Box 25 MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS
Box 26 MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS
Box 27 MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS
Box 28 BOOKS
Box 29 MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS AND BOOKS
Box 30 MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS
Box 31 MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS AND BOOKS
Box 32 MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS
Box 33 MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS
Box 34 NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS
Box 35 BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS
Box 36 BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS
Box 37 MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS, ELECTION PINS, ETC.
Box 38 MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS
Box 39 MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS, LETTERS, NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS, ETC.
Box 41 PAPERS AND MISCELLANEOUS
Box 42 NEGATIVES
Box 43 NEGATIVES
Box 44 NEGATIVES
Box 45 NEGATIVES
Box 46 NEGATIVES
Box 47 NEGATIVES
Box 48 NEGATIVES
Box 49 NEGATIVES
Box 50 NEGATIVES
Box 51 NEGATIVES (clubs or organizations)
Box 52 NEGATIVES (National Press Club)
Box 53 NEGATIVES (parties)
Box 54 NEGATIVES (political)
Box 55 NEGATIVES (political)
Box 56 NEGATIVES (political)
Box 57 NEGATIVES (political)
Box 58 NEGATIVES (political organizations and newspapers)
Box 59 NEGATIVES (political including Nixon and Reagan)
Box 60 NEGATIVES (political including Truman)
Box 61 NEGATIVES (religious including Billy Graham)
Box 62 NEGATIVES (religious)
Box 63 NEGATIVES (religious)
Box 64 NEGATIVES
Box 65 NEGATIVES (schools)
Box 66 NEGATIVES (specific people)
Box 67 NEGATIVES (specific people)
Box 68 NEGATIVES (specific people)
Box 69 NEGATIVES (weddings)
Box 70 NEGATIVES (weddings)
Box 71 NEGATIVES (miscellaneous unidentified)
Box 72 NEGATIVES (miscellaneous and group in front of capital)
Box 73 NEGATIVES (miscellaneous unidentified)
Box 74 NEGATIVES (miscellaneous unidentified)
Box 75 NEGATIVES (miscellaneous unidentified)
Box 76 NEGATIVES
Box 77 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS (mold damage)
Box 78 NEGATIVES (miscellaneous - mold damage)
Box 79 FILM (movie)
Box 80 FILM (movie)
Box 81 FILM (pictures)
Box 82 MISCELLANEOUS NEGATIVES (black and white and 2 1/4 color negatives)
Box 83 MISCELLANEOUS PROOF SHEETS
Box 84 MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS, PAMPHLETS, BOOKS