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Turrill, Charles B. (Charles Beebe), 1854-1927

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Charles Beebe Turrill was born March 6, 1854, and died in 1927. He began his work as an amateur photographer in 1886, and started a professional business around 1900 in San Francisco. His work at Santa Clara College, later Santa Clara University, reflect his interest in photography as a form of historical documentation. As quoted in the San Francisco Call and Post, Sept. 17, 1921, Turrill explained, "I am fighting to preserve the history of California - for the accuracy of historic records." He spent time at Santa Clara restoring photographs damaged in a fire in the Fathers' residence hall, 1909, and took other photographs himself "to show present conditions, the building of a new residence and senior hall and the class pictures." (Correspondence from Turrill to J. Perkins Tracy, April 8, 1914, Society of California Pioneers)

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Turrill-Miller photographs

 Collection
Identifier: PHOTO-TUR
Scope and Content of the Collection The Turrill-Miller Photographs capture campus life and the built environment of Santa Clara College from 1905-1920. During that time, Charles Beebe Turrill, of the photography firm of Turrill & Miller Photographers, photographed student organizations, construction of new buildings, individual portraits, and sports events. The period was defined by dramatic changes in the built environment. As such, the majority of the collection comprises images of campus buildings. The photographs...
Dates: 1905-1920