Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the John Horace Nunemaker Photographs of Mexico
circa 1900-1910
PC 67
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Creator
- Nunemaker, John Horace, 1897-1949.
- Title
- John Horace Nunemaker Photographs of Mexico
- ID
- PC 67
- Date [inclusive]
- circa 1900-1910
- Extent
- 1 box, 53 items
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- The collection consists of black and white photographs depicting Mexican scenes, including ruins, relics, cathedrals, peasants and children.
Preferred Citation
John Horace Nunemaker Photographs of Mexico, circa 1900-1910 (PC 67)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
J. Horace Nunemaker was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on December 4, 1897. He received his A.B. from Colgate University in 1920. Between 1920 and 1921 Nunemaker served as an instructor in French and Spanish at Cazenovia Seminary. In 1921, he accepted an appointment as an associate professor of modern languages at Denison College. It was from Denison that he received his M.A. in 1922. He remained there until 1926 when he went to the University of Wisconsin to teach Spanish. He earned his Ph.D. in 1928 while at the University of Wisconsin. That same year he came to Washington State University (then College) as professor of foreign languages and chairman of the department. At the time of his death he was serving as Chairman of the Division of Humanities. Professor Nunemaker was an active collector of materials for the library relating to Hispanic-American civilization. In his honor, the Board of Regents established the J. Horace Nunemaker Hispanic-American Collection within the library. As a scholar with a reputation in old Spanish literature and Spanish-American cultural history, Professor Nunemaker published over fifty articles, reviews, and textbooks. He died on June 24, 1949.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of black and white photographs depicting Mexican scenes, including ruins, relics, cathedrals, peasants and children.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2016
http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Related Materials
Related Material
J. Horace Nunemaker Papers, 1929-1954 (Cage 499)
Names and Subjects
Geographic Name(s)
- Mexico -- Photographs.
Subject(s)
- Photographs
Detailed Description of Collection
box | folder | |||
Temples, ruins, and relics from Oaxaca, Mexico. 8 items |
1 | 1 | ||
Temples, Churches, and Cathedrals, Mexico, circa 1872-1904. 8 items |
1 | 2 | ||
Scenes relating to Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico, circa 1904. 6 items |
1 | 3 | ||
Mexican children, Mexico, circa 1905-1908. 15 items |
1 | 4 | ||
Mexican adults and children at work, Mexico. 15 items |
1 | 5 | ||
Aztec Calendar or Stone of the Sun. 1 item |
1 | 6 | ||