John Moran Frohock Photographic Collection, 1921-1929

Summary

Creator:

Frohock, John Moran.

Abstract:

John Moran Frohock attended the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., from 1925 to 1929. He graduated in 1929.

The collection consists of 242 black-and-white photographic prints, many of which were presumably made and/or collected by John Moran Frohock while he attended the University of North Carolina. A few images pre-date Frohock's tenure at UNC, and others appear to have been collected by an unidentified girlfriend of Frohock's. Many of the photographs were made in Chapel Hill and include views of the University of North Carolina campus. The images taken on campus include University buildings/grounds, UNC students (Frohock's classmates and friends), UNC sports (boxing and football), and views of Franklin Street in downtown Chapel Hill. Also included are photographs from Greensboro, Trenton, and other areas of North Carolina (including a fishing trip in the coastal region); Washington, D.C.; and the 1926 Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition in Philadelphia, Pa.

Extent:

242 items (1.3 linear feet)

Language:

Materials in English

Library Catalog Link:

View UNC library catalog record for this item

Background

Biographical / historical:

John Moran Frohock attended the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., from 1925 to 1929. He graduated in 1929.

Scope and content:

The collection consists of 242 black-and-white photographic prints, many of which were presumably made and/or collected by John Moran Frohock while he attended the University of North Carolina. A few images pre-date Frohock's tenure at UNC, and others appear to have been collected by an unidentified girlfriend of Frohock's. Many of the photographs were made in Chapel Hill and include views of the University of North Carolina campus. The images taken on campus include University buildings/grounds, UNC students (Frohock's classmates and friends), UNC sports (boxing and football), and views of Franklin Street in downtown Chapel Hill. Also included are photographs from Greensboro, Trenton, and other areas of North Carolina (including a fishing trip in the coastal region); Washington, D.C.; and the 1926 Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition in Philadelphia, Pa.

Many of the photographs are accompanied by descriptive captions, which are provided below in quotation marks. References to "Jack" are assumed to refer to John M. Frohock. Photograph album page numbering below excludes empty pages in the album (i.e., page 30 is the 30th page in the album with images on it).

Acquisition information:

Unknown.

Processing information:

Processed by: North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives, 1997, 2010

Encoded by: Patrick Cullom, August 2010 and Elizabeth Hull, October 2010

Sensitive materials statement:

Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Shad fishing--North Carolina--Photographs.
Fishing--North Carolina--Photographs.
Universities and colleges--North Carolina--History--20th century.
Universities and colleges--North Carolina--Photographs.
Photographs.

Names:

Carolina Inn (Chapel Hill, N.C.)--Photographs.
Coker Arboretum--Photographs.
Gimghoul Castle (Chapel Hill, N.C.)--Photographs.
Kenan Memorial Stadium (Chapel Hill, N.C.)--Photographs.
Old Well (N.C.)--Photographs.
Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition (1926 : Philadelphia, Pa.)--Photographs.
University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--Photographs.
University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--Buildings--Photographs.
University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--Football--Photographs.
University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--Boxing--Photographs.
University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--Sports--Photographs.
University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--Students--Photographs.
University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--Students--History--20th century.
Frohock, John Moran.

Places:

Chapel Hill (N.C.)--Photographs.
Franklin Street (Chapel Hill, N.C.)--Photographs.
Greensboro (N.C.)--Photographs.
North Carolina--Photographs.
Trenton (N.C.)--Photographs.
Washington (D.C.)--Photographs.

Restrictions to access:

No restrictions. Open for research.

Restrictions to use:

For copyright and use restrictions contact the North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Copyright is retained by the North Carolina Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], in the John Moran Frohock Photographic Collection #P0042, North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives, Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Location of this collection:

North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives

Louis Round Wilson Library

200 South Road

Chapel Hill, NC 27515

Contact:

(919) 962-3765

wilsonlibrary@unc.edu