Guide to the Doug Snellgrove Collection, 1909 – 1997

Record Group 099

Extent: 4768 photographic slides, negatives, positives, and prints.

Biographical Sketch: Joseph Douglas "Doug" Snellgrove (April 4, 1919 – September 7, 1990) was a semi-professional photographer who created a visual record of Southeast Alabama and Southwest Georgia in the 1960s through 1980s. He was particularly interested in color photography of flowers and black-and-white photography of rural lifeways. He made many photographs of rural tourist attractions, such as Westville in Lumpkin, Georgia, and Landmark Park near Dothan, Alabama.

Mr. Snellgrove was a World War II Army veteran, and worked for the US Postal Service from 1958 until his retirement in 1978. Born in Chancellor, AL, Snellgrove was a lifelong resident of Dothan, AL, and a member of the Cloverdale United Methodist Church. His immediate family included wife Cathlene Napier Snellgrove, son Steve Snellgrove (d. 1973), and daughter Jennifer Snellgrove Buie.

Scope / Content: Collection contains black & white(B&W) and color negatives, unmounted color transparencies (positive film), standard sized prints are 8 in x10 in and smaller, mounted color transparencies (slides) are 1.5 in. x 1.5 in. and 2.75 in. x 2.75 in., and oversized (O/S) prints are 11 in x14 in and larger. Topics include nature scenes such as animals, birds, insects, reptiles, flowers, landscapes, trees and waterways; various locales such as parks and museums; historical sites such as old barns, homesteads, outbuildings and storefronts; people in various roles, posed and not posed; and miscellaneous images covering agriculture, airplanes, architecture, postcards, railroads, antique cars, buildings, graves, and similar topics. Slides and oversized items are housed separately.

Organization: Organized into 5 series:

Series: Historical/Pioneer [428 photographs]: explores old homesteads and barns. Arranged by format.

Series: People [406 photographs]: Explores different views of people, focusing on hands, posed shots, and people in everyday life. Arranged alphabetically by topic, then by image format.

Series: Places [1144 photographs]: covers Alabama (particularly Dothan), Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, other states, and Switzerland. Arranged alphabetically by topic, then by image format.

Series: Nature [1973 photographs]: this series explores animals, birds, insects, reptiles, plants, landscapes, trees, waterways, swamps, and similar topics. Arranged alphabetically by topic, then by image format.

Series: Miscellaneous [793 photographs]: Covers agriculture, antique cars, buildings & houses, forms & shapes, NASA/airplanes, railroad, and other similar topics. Arranged alphabetically by topic, then by image format.

Processing Notes: Slides were removed from slide carousels and arranged by topic as determined by WA staff. Slides noted as "Judy" or "Cathlene" were left separate from the rest of the slides in the accession. Prints were sorted into three sizes for housing: letter size (8.5 in. x 11 in. and smaller), large prints (approx. 9.5 in. x 12 in.) and oversize prints (12 in. x 13 in. and larger).

Preferred Citation: Doug Snellgrove Collection, RG099, Wiregrass Archives, Troy University Dothan Campus, Dothan, AL.

Acquisition Method: Gift

INVENTORY

Historical / Pioneer: [428 images plus 7 oversized prints, total 435 images.] Explores old homesteads and barns. Arranged by format

File I.D.				File Label
099	10-0130	004	009	Historical / Pioneer [10 slides]
099	10-0130	006	004	Historical / Pioneer [13 slides]
099	10-0130	006	005	Historical / Pioneer [39 slides]
099	10-0130	006	006	Historical / Pioneer [22 slides]
099	16-0711	004	011	Historical / Pioneer [15 slides]
099	16-0711	004	009	Historical / Pioneer [25 slides]
099	16-0711	004	010	Historical / Pioneer [25 slides]
099	16-0711	006	011	Historical / Pioneer [10 slides]
099	10-0130	002	008	Historical / Pioneer [127 negatives]
099	16-0711	007	008	Historical / Pioneer [40 negatives]
099	10-0130	002	009	Historical / Pioneer [65 prints]
099	16-0711	009	001	Historical / Pioneer [37 prints]

People: [406 images.] Explores different views of people, focusing on hands, posed shots, and people in everyday life. Arranged alphabetically by topic, then by image format.

File I.D.				File Label
099	10-0130	006	003	Hands at Work [2 slides]
099	16-0711	004	012	Hands at Work [5 slides]
099	10-0130	002	010	Hands at Work [27 negatives, positives, prints]
099	16-0711	007	009	Hands at Work [8 negatives, prints]
099	16-0711	004	016	Katie [25 slides]
099	16-0711	004	017	Katie [25 slides]
099	16-0711	004	018	Katie [26 slides]
099	16-0711	008	003	Misc. People [14 prints]
099	10-0130	004	014	People Living Life [25 slides]
099	10-0130	004	015	People Living Life [7 slides]
099	10-0130	006	011	People Living Life [12 slides]
099	16-0711	004	013	People Living Life [25 slides]
099	16-0711	004	014	People Living Life [23 slides]
099	16-0711	007	010	People Living Life [15 negatives, prints]
099	10-0130	003	002	People Living Life [18 negatives, positives, prints]
099	10-0130	005	001	Portraits [20 slides]
099	10-0130	006	012	Portraits [7 slides]
099	16-0711	004	015	Portraits & Snapshots [25 slides]
099	16-0711	006	012	Portraits & Snapshots [18 slides]
099	10-0130	003	001	Portraits & Snapshots [Posed] [53 negatives, positives, prints]
099	16-0711	007	011	Portraits & Snapshots [26 negatives, prints]

Places: [1144 images plus 1 oversized print, total 1145 images.] Covers Alabama (particularly Dothan), Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, other states, and Switzerland. Arranged alphabetically by topic, then by image format.

File I.D.				File Label
099	10-0130	005	009	Alabama - Dothan [2 slides]
099	10-0130	004	003	Alabama - Dothan [3 slides]
099	10-0130	002	001	Alabama - Dothan - George S. Houston Memorial Library [19 negatives, positives, prints]
099	10-0130	005	012	Alabama - Dothan Landmark Park [8 slides]
099	10-0130	005	011	Alabama - Dothan Landmark Park [9 slides]
099	10-0130	001	013	Alabama - Dothan - Negatives, 1952-1989 [116 negatives, positives, prints]
099	10-0130	001	014	Alabama - Dothan - Photos / Prints [67 negatives, positives, prints]
099	10-0130	005	010	Alabama - Dothan (Civic Center) [4 slides]
099	16-0711	006	009	Alabama - Dothan [5 slides]
099	10-0130	002	002	Alabama - Dothan Landmark Park [106 negatives, positives, prints]
099	10-0130	001	012	Alabama - Ft. Morgan - Jasmine Hill Gardens - Pike Museum [1 negatives, positives, prints]
099	10-0130	002	003	Alabama - Pike County Museum [8 negatives, positives, prints]
099	16-0711	003	009	Alabama - Florida – Georgia [25 slides]
099	16-0711	003	010	Alabama - Florida – Georgia [25 slides]
099	16-0711	003	011	Alabama - Florida – Georgia [25 slides]
099	16-0711	003	012	Alabama - Florida – Georgia [26 slides]
099	16-0711	003	013	Alabama - Florida – Georgia [26 slides]
099	16-0711	003	020	C C Bess Store [20 slides]
099	16-0711	003	006	Florida - Okeefenokee [25 slides]
099	16-0711	003	007	Florida – Okeefenokee [25 slides]
099	16-0711	003	008	Florida - Okeefenokee [26 slides]
099	10-0130	002	004	Florida - Tallahassee & Pensacola [22 negatives, positives, prints]
099	10-0130	002	005	Georgia [17 negatives, positives, prints]
099	10-0130	002	006	Georgia - Providence Canyon State Park / Westville [110 negatives, positives, prints]
099	10-0130	006	016	Georgia - Westville [2 slides]
099	10-0130	004	012	Louisiana [15 slides]
099	10-0130	004	016	Misc. Places [4 slides]
099	16-0711	008	002	Misc. Places [4 prints]
099	10-0130	002	007	Other States / Negatives [58 negatives, positives, prints]
099	10-0130	005	004	Switzerland [12 slides]
099	16-0711	004	001	Switzerland [25 slides]
099	16-0711	004	002	Switzerland [25 slides]
099	16-0711	004	003	Switzerland [25 slides]
099	16-0711	004	004	Switzerland [23 slides]
099	16-0711	004	005	Switzerland-Liechtenstein-Austria [26 slides]
099	16-0711	004	006	Switzerland-Liechtenstein-Austria [26 slides]
099	16-0711	004	007	Switzerland-Liechtenstein-Austria [26 slides]
099	16-0711	004	008	Switzerland-Liechtenstein-Austria [27 slides]
099	16-0711	003	017	Tennessee - Lookout Mountain [17 slides]
099	16-0711	003	018	Tennessee - Opryland [23 slides]
099	16-0711	003	019	Tennessee - Opryland [7 slides]
099	16-0711	003	014	Texas-Arizona [25 slides]
099	16-0711	003	015	Texas-Arizona [27 slides]
099	16-0711	003	016	Texas-Arizona [27 slides]

Nature: [1973 images plus 4 oversized prints, total 1977 images.] Explores animals, plants, landscapes, trees, waterways, swamps, and similar topics. Arranged alphabetically by topic.

File I.D.				File Label
099	10-0130	004	001	Animals [19 slides]
099	10-0130	004	002	Animals [14 slides]
099	10-0130	005	008	Animals [20 slides]
099	16-0711	001	001	Animals [25 slides]
099	16-0711	001	002	Animals [25 slides]
099	16-0711	001	003	Animals [25 slides]
099	16-0711	001	004	Animals [25 slides]
099	16-0711	001	005	Animals [8 slides]
099	16-0711	006	001	Animals [3 slides]
099	16-0711	007	001	Animals [18 prints]
099	10-0130	001	001	Animals [171 negatives, positives, prints]
099	16-0711	001	006	Birds [25 slides]
099	16-0711	001	007	Birds [25 slides]
099	16-0711	001	008	Birds [25 slides]
099	16-0711	001	009	Birds [25 slides]
099	16-0711	001	010	Birds [25 slides]
099	16-0711	001	011	Birds [25 slides]
099	16-0711	001	012	Birds [25 slides]
099	16-0711	001	013	Birds [22 slides]
099	16-0711	006	002	Birds [1 slide]
099	16-0711	007	002	Birds [6 prints]
099	10-0130	004	006	Flowers / Plants [21 slides]
099	10-0130	004	007	Flowers / Plants [5 slides]
099	10-0130	005	014	Flowers / Plants [32 slide]
099	10-0130	006	001	Flowers / Plants [49 slides]
099	16-0711	001	019	Flowers / Plants [25 slides]
099	16-0711	001	020	Flowers / Plants [25 slides]
099	16-0711	002	001	Flowers / Plants [25 slides]
099	16-0711	002	002	Flowers / Plants [25 slides]
099	16-0711	002	003	Flowers / Plants [25 slides]
099	16-0711	002	004	Flowers / Plants [25 slides]
099	16-0711	002	005	Flowers / Plants [25 slides]
099	16-0711	002	006	Flowers / Plants [25 slides]
099	16-0711	002	007	Flowers / Plants [25 slides]
099	16-0711	002	008	Flowers / Plants [25 slides]
099	16-0711	002	009	Flowers / Plants [25 slides]
099	16-0711	002	010	Flowers / Plants [25 slides]
099	16-0711	002	011	Flowers / Plants [25 slides]
099	16-0711	002	012	Flowers / Plants [25 slides]
099	16-0711	002	013	Flowers / Plants [25 slides]
099	16-0711	002	014	Flowers / Plants [25 slides]
099	16-0711	002	015	Flowers / Plants [11 slides]
099	16-0711	006	003	Flowers / Plants [57 slides]
099	10-0130	001	002	Flowers / Plants [46 negatives, positives, prints]
099	16-0711	007	004	Flowers / Plants [16 negatives, positives, prints]
099	16-0711	001	014	Insects & Arachnids [25 slides]
099	16-0711	001	015	Insects & Arachnids [25 slides]
099	16-0711	001	016	Insects & Arachnids [9 slides]
099	16-0711	007	003	Insects & Arachnids [1 positive]
099	10-0130	004	011	Landscapes [22 slides]
099	10-0130	006	009	Landscapes [29 slides]
099	16-0711	002	016	Landscapes [8 slides]
099	16-0711	006	004	Landscapes [3 slides]
099	10-0130	001	003	Landscapes [16 negatives, positives, prints]
099	16-0711	003	004	Other [25 slides]
099	16-0711	003	005	Other [16 slides]
099	16-0711	008	001	Other [6 prints]
099	10-0130	001	011	Other [72 negatives, positives, prints]
099	16-0711	001	017	Reptiles & Amphibians [25 slides]
099	16-0711	001	018	Reptiles & Amphibians [11 slides]
099	10-0130	005	005	Trees [14 slides]
099	10-0130	006	014	Trees [17 slides]
099	16-0711	002	017	Trees [25 slides]
099	16-0711	002	018	Trees [25 slides]
099	16-0711	002	019	Trees [6 slides]
099	16-0711	006	005	Trees [17 slides]
099	10-0130	001	004	Trees [102 negatives, positives, prints]
099	16-0711	007	005	Trees [6 positives, prints]
099	10-0130	005	006	Waterways [20 slides]
099	10-0130	006	015	Waterways [25 slides]
099	16-0711	002	020	Waterways [25 slides]
099	16-0711	006	006	Waterways [19 slides]
099	10-0130	001	005	Waterways [34 negatives, positives, prints]
099	16-0711	007	006	Waterways [11 negatives, positives, prints]
099	16-0711	003	001	Waterways: Boats [18 slides]
099	16-0711	006	007	Waterways: Boats [2 slides]
099	16-0711	007	007	Waterways: Boats [6 prints]
099	10-0130	001	006	Waterways: Boats [9 negatives, positives, prints]
099	10-0130	001	007	Waterways: Chipola River [4 negatives, positives, prints]
099	16-0711	003	002	Waterways: Dams [3 slides]
099	10-0130	001	008	Waterways: Dams [5 negatives, positives, prints]
099	10-0130	001	009	Waterways: Dams - Ft. Gaines [8 negatives, positives, prints]
099	10-0130	005	003	Waterways: Swamps [14 slides]
099	16-0711	003	003	Waterways: Swamps [11 slides]
099	16-0711	006	008	Waterways: Swamps [10 slides]
099	10-0130	001	010	Waterways: Swamps [34 negatives, positives, prints]

Miscellaneous: [793 images plus 12 oversized prints, total 805 images.] Includes photographs on Agriculture, Antique Cars, Buildings/Churches & Houses, Forms & Shapes, Grave Sites, NASA/Airplanes, Postcards, Railroad, and similar topics. Arranged alphabetically by topic, then photograph format.

File I.D.				File Label
099	10-0130	005	007	Agriculture [14 slides]
099	16-0711	004	019	Agriculture [19 slides]
099	10-0130	003	003	Agriculture [60 negatives, positives, prints]
099	16-0711	007	012	Agriculture [1 print]
099	16-0711	004	020	Antique Cars [7 slides]
099	16-0711	006	013	Antique Cars [8 slides]
099	10-0130	003	004	Antique Cars [16 negatives, positives, prints]
099	16-0711	007	013	Antique Cars [1 print]
099	16-0711	005	001	Buildings & Houses [25 slides]
099	16-0711	005	002	Buildings & Houses [25 slides]
099	16-0711	005	003	Buildings & Houses [10 slides]
099	16-0711	006	014	Buildings & Houses [7 slides]
099	10-0130	003	005	Buildings & Houses [53 negatives, positives, prints]
099	16-0711	007	014	Buildings & Houses [23 positives, prints]
099	16-0711	005	012	Cathlene's [25 slides]
099	16-0711	005	013	Cathlene's [25 slides]
099	16-0711	005	014	Cathlene's [25 slides]
099	16-0711	005	015	Cathlene's [26 slides]
099	10-0130	004	004	Forms / Shapes [21 slides]
099	10-0130	004	005	Forms / Shapes [12 slides]
099	10-0130	005	013	Forms / Shapes [22 slides]
099	16-0711	005	004	Forms / Shapes [14 slides]
099	10-0130	003	006	Forms / Shapes [61 negatives, positives, prints]
099	10-0130	003	007	Grave Sites [1 negatives, positives, prints]
099	10-0130	004	008	Grave Sites [2 slides]
099	10-0130	006	002	Grave Sites [3 slides]
099	10-0130	004	010	Houses [14 slides]
099	10-0130	006	007	Houses [9 slides]
099	10-0130	006	008	Houses [9 slides]
099	10-0130	004	013	NASA / Airplanes [17 slides]
099	10-0130	006	010	NASA / Airplanes [11 slides]
099	16-0711	005	005	NASA / Airplanes [15 slides]
099	16-0711	006	015	NASA / Airplanes [2 slides]
099	10-0130	003	008	NASA / Airplanes [8 negatives, positives, prints]
099	16-0711	005	006	Other [23 slides]
099	16-0711	005	007	Other [7 slides]
099	16-0711	006	010	Other [3 slides]
099	10-0130	003	011	Other [42 negatives, positives, prints]
099	16-0711	007	015	Other [6 negatives, prints]
099	16-0711	008	004	Other [11 prints]
099	10-0130	003	009	Postcards [3 negatives, positives, prints]
099	10-0130	005	002	Railroad [2 slides]
099	10-0130	006	013	Railroad [7 slides]
099	16-0711	005	008	Railroad [11 slides]
099	10-0130	003	010	Railroad [7 negatives, positives, prints]
099	16-0711	007	016	Railroad [4 prints]
099	16-0711	005	009	Studio / Judy [25 slides]
099	16-0711	005	010	Studio / Judy [25 slides]
099	16-0711	005	011	Studio / Judy [26 slides]

Oversized – Mixed Series. 24 prints of varying sizes. Title of series and subseries to which each belongs follow print label, in brackets.

File I.D.			File Label
099	10-0130	O/S 7	MD-9	Five prints, 11in. x 14in. - Peanut Harvester [color] [Misc: Agriculture] - Hay Rolls [B & W] [Misc: Agriculture] - Old Barn [B & W] [Historical/Pioneer] - Broken Wagon Wheel [B & W] [Misc: Forms/Shapes] - Farm Tools [B & W] [Misc: Agriculture]
099	10-0130	O/S 8	MD-9	Eight prints, 11in. x 14in. - man with fawn [color] [Nature: Animals] - tractor in field [B & W] [Misc: Agriculture] - old barn & hay rake [B & W] [Historical/Pioneer] - tools on the side of house [B & W] [Historical/Pioneer] - old house - dirt driveway [color] [Historical/Pioneer] - butter churn, chair on porch [B & W] [Misc: Forms & Shapes] - tools, hay fork, buckets, coop ramp [B & W] [Misc: Agriculture] - fluted concrete columns - Jasmine Hill Park Wetumpka, AL [B & W] [Misc: Forms/Shapes]
099	10-0130	O/S 9	MD-9	Five prints, 16in. x 20in. - old shed [B & W] [Historical/Pioneer] - mule & barnyard [B & W] ] [Nature: Animals] - old shed, trees, tools [B & W] [Historical/Pioneer] - Claybank Church (Ozark) [B & W] [Historical/Pioneer] - old house [B & W] [campershell left side] [Misc: Buildings & Houses]
099	16-0711	O/S	001	Six images - Roses Growing on Fence, matted [Color] [Nature] - "The Fisherman," matted [B&W] [Nature] - Civic Center - Dothan, AL, backed [B&W] [Places] - American flags, matted [Color] [Misc.: Cathlene Snellgrove] - Harvester, matted [B&W] [Miscellaneous] - St. Michaels by the Sea, backed [B&W] [Miscellaneous]

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