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Guide to the Sara Mott Photographs
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Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator | Mott, Sara | |
| Title | Sara Mott Photographs | |
| Dates: | 1968-2015 | |
| Abstract: | Sara Mott was born in Brooklyn and later moved to Woodhaven, Queens. She is the mother of four children. This collection documents four generation of the Mott family, and includes weddings, new babies, family outings and European vacations. | |
| Extent: | 26 digital images | |
| Identification: | QMM-1 | |
| Location: | The material is located in the Archives at Queens Library. The regular sized box number designates the regular sized box location. The location for oversized boxes is listed in the Manuscripts Shelf Location Register. Boxes containing photographic prints and negatives are listed in the Image Collections Location Register. | |
Historical/Biographical Note
Sara Mott was born in Brooklyn to Carmen and Fausto Pacheco. She later moved to Woodhaven, Queens. Sara Mott has four children, Bradley, Lillian, Sara and James. She married her husband, James Mott, in 1982. The family takes regular vacations to Europe. Sara Mott now has granddaughter, Jacqueline Mott.
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Scope and Content Note
The Sara Mott Photographs document four generations of family life in Brooklyn and Woodhaven, Queens. In addition to portraits, photographed family events include weddings, new babies, family outings and European vacations.
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Arrangement
The photographs are housed digitally on the Queens Memory Collection server, DAMS Drive, within the DAMs Born Digital folder.
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Published citations should take the following form:
Creator of item, date of item (if known), identification of item, if a
photograph its control number. Sara Mott Photographs, Archives at Queens
Library, Queens Borough Public Library.
Provenance
The Sara Mott Photographs were donated to the Archives at Queens Library via the Queens Memory Project at the Woodhaven Community Library in September 2015, with funding from the Culture in Transit grant program.
Access Restrictions
Open for research without restrictions. Manuscripts are only available in the Archives at Queens Library, please call (718) 990-0770 for hours. Manuscript users will be required to complete the division's Manuscript Usage Form and deposit their photograph identification or Queens Borough Public Library card with a staff member. The identification will be returned to the user after she/he has returned the material. Manuscript users will deposit all their personal items behind the reference desk. Manuscript users must use the division's loose sheets of paper for note taking. To reiterate, no pen of any type is permitted. Paper and a pencil are available upon request. Manuscript users may be required to use special handling procedures depending on the conditions of the material.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the:
- Archives at Queens Library
- Queens Borough Public Library
- 89-11 Merrick Boulevard
- Jamaica, NY 11432
- Phone: (718) 990-0770
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Access Points
Subject Topics:
- Families
- Family vacations
Subject Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Queens (New York, N.Y.)
- Woodhaven (New York, N.Y.)
Document Types:
- TIFF Images
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Inventory
[The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.]
