Short Introduction
The University Archives preserves and makes available for research historically significant documents and other materials that reflect the University's origins and development as well as the activities and achievements of its officers, staff, faculty, students, alumni, and benefactors. The University Records Center provides records retention and retrieval services that assist faculty and administrative staff in the ongoing operation of the University.
Muybridge highlights include various photographic equipment, 705 collotype prints and books such as 'Prospectus and Catalog of Plates, 1887, and 'Descriptive Zoopraxography or the Science of Animal Locomotion', 1893'.
Past Exhibitions
Two permanent exhibitions are mounted online:
'Selected Items from the Eadweard Muybridge Collection' and
'Eadweard Muybridge's Animal Locomotion Study'. Please see below links at online presence for details.
Rights & Reproduction Information
There is a fee for high-resolution digital reproductions of Muybridge’s prints and the University Archives should be credited. More Information
Online Presence
Selected Items from the Eadweard Muybridge Collection
Eadweard Muybridge's Animal Locomotion Study
Guide to the Eadweard Muybridge Collection
Collection Items:
Photographic Material
Prints: 705
Publications
Newspaper Cuttings: Various
Articles: Various
Books concerning Muybridge: 3
Books by Muybridge: 2
Photographic Equipment
Other: Various
Projection Equipment
Lenses: 7
Other: Various
Unpublished paper & documents
Letters: 36
Ephemera
Other: Various
Address:
University of Pennsylvania University Archives and Records Center
Suite 210
3401 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA
19104-3358
, USA
Phone: +1 215 898-7025
Fax: +1 215 573-2036
Website: http://www.archives.upenn.edu/
Email: uarc@ upenn.edu
Lead Contact:
Mary McConaghy - Web Coordinator and Historian(mconaghy@upenn.edu)
Open Hours:
Researchers may schedule appointments:
Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Holiday closures:
The Univerity Archives is closed on official University holidays, including the Friday of Thanksgiving weekend and the week between Christmas and New Years Day.
Accessibility of Muybridge Collections to Public:
There are no permanent displays, but all items may be viewed by the public.
Please contact the Archives in advance to set up an appointment to view archived materials.
In addition to the above lead contact, it is possible to send a message to Nancy R Miller, Public Services Archivist nrmiller@upenn.edu for queries regarding the Muybridge collection.
