Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

John A. Barrows Photograph Collection, Manuscript #MS 1996.22, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Acquisition Information

Gift, 2003

Biographical/Historical Information

John A. Barrows was a local architect who worked on the Colonial Williamsburg reconstruction in the 1930s.

Scope and Content

The John A. Barrows Photograph Collection contains photoprints, taken mainly in Virginia and South Carolina, negatives, portraits, and personal papers and objects. The Photoprints series comprises the bulk of the collection, numbering close to 800 items. The photos, taken by architect and photographer John A. Barrows, display homes, churches, college buildings, and other structures along the eastern seaboard of the United States. Most of the photos were taken in Virginia and South Carolina, but other locations include New Jersey and Maryland. The prints were made in two sizes, 2.5x4 inches and 5x7 inches. The Negatives series has not been inventoried. John A. Barrows is the subject of the portraits found in the Portraits Series. The five images were all taken at different times. The final series, Personal Papers and Objects, includes some of Barrows' writings as well as memorabilia from trips and celebrations.

Arrangement

Arranged in series according to size and medium.

Index Terms

Persons:

• Barrows, John A.

Subjects:

• Architecture
• Photography

Geography:

• Colonial Williamsburg (Williamsburg, Va.)