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Robert Kniesche Manuscript Collection, 1933-1974, MS 3129
Finding Aid to the Robert Kniesche Manuscript Collection, 1933-1974, MS 3129
H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society
Collection summary
Title | Robert Kniesche Manuscript Collection, 1933-1974 |
Creator | Kniesche, Robert |
Call number | MS 3129 |
Inclusive dates | 1933-1974 |
Extent | 2 boxes |
Abstract | Summary: The collection contains correspondence, certificates, awards, a scrapbook, and other materials related to Robert F. Kniesche (1906-1976) Robert Kniesche was a photographer for the Baltimore Sun from the 1920s until his retirement in 1971.
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Administrative summary
Repository | H. Furlong Baldwin Library Maryland Historical Society 201 W. Monument St. Baltimore, MD 21218 |
Access restrictions | Open to the public without restrictions. |
Use restrictions | Permission to quote must be received in writing from the Special Collections Librarian. |
Provenance | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kniesche, 1977 |
Accession number | 73383 |
Processing note | The collection was processed by Damon Talbot, August 2013. Items in this collection were originally housed with the materials in PP79, the Robert Kniesche Photograph Collection. |
Biographical Note
Robert F. Kniesche (1906-1976) was a photographer of international importance. Born in Baltimore, he dropped out of high school at Polytechnic to pursue his career. He began work as a photographer for the Sun papers in the 1920s, and stayed there until his retirement, serving many years as photographic director. He also worked briefly for the Chicago Tribune, served in the Navy during World War II, and organized the photographic department of WMAR-TV when it opened in 1947. He was a charter member of the National Press Photographers Association. Kniesche specialized in aerial and animal photography. His photographs won many awards, and were exhibited at the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Peale Museum, and at universities and libraries. For more information about Robert Kniesche and to see examples of his photographs please visit Underbelly: The Photographs of Robert Kniesche.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of two boxes of manuscript items. Most of the materials are associated with Robert Kniesche’s career as a photographer including awards, certificates, a scrapbook, correspondence, and other items. There are also correspondence, certificates and other items related to Kniesche’s service in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Container List
Contents | Box | Folder |
Royal Order of Certified "Link" Instrument Pilots Certificate, March 24, 1943 | Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Certificate of Completion, Instrument Flight Instructors School, July 15, 1943 | Box 1 | Folder 2 |
State of Maryland, Certificate of Appreciation, 1945 | Box 1 | Folder 3 |
Appointment Certificate to Rank of Lieutenant Commander in the Naval Reserves of the Unites States, June 8, 1945 | Box 1 | Folder 4 |
Navy Department Certificate of Satisfactory Service, December 31, 1945 | Box 1 | Folder 5 |
Secretary of the Navy, James Forrestal to Robert Kniesche, February 9, 1946 | Box 1 | Folder 6 |
For Merit in Photography…award, 1948 | Box 1 | Folder 7 |
Proclamation by Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr. designating Sunday, March 13, 1949 as National Reserve Aviation day, 1949 | Box 1 | Folder 8 |
National Press Photographers Association Inc., to Robert F. Kniesche, March 18, 1952 | Box 1 | Folder 9 |
Tenth Annual Press Photographer's Dance, June 7, 1957, booklet, 1957 | Box 1 | Folder 10 |
Eleventh Annual Press Photographer's Ball, May 31, 1958, booklet, 1958 | Box 1 | Folder 11 |
17th Annual News Picture of the Year Certificate, 1960 | Box 1 | Folder 12 |
National Press Photographers Association Inc., Certificate, June 27, 1960 | Box 1 | Folder 13 |
Membership directory, National Press Photographers Association, Inc., 1976 | Box 1 | Folder 14 |
Graflif Instruction Manual, not dated | Box 1 | Folder 15 |
National Press Photographers Association special citation to Robert F. Kniesche, not dated | Box 1 | Folder 16 |
National Press Photographers Association special citation to Mr. Bob Kniesche, not dated | Box 1 | Folder 17 |
National Press Photographers Association Burt Williams Award, not dated | Box 1 | Folder 18 |
Seventh Annual Exhibition of the Maryland Institute Alumni Association, November 2-19, 1933 - program | Box 1 | Folder 19 |
Biographical Sketches of Robert Kniesche, not dated | Box 1 | Folder 20 |
Maiden Voyage of the S.S. Cities Service Baltimore largest tanker built by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co. at Sparrows Point., Md. - by Robert Kniesche, not dated | Box 1 | Folder 21 |
Correspondence, 1958-1974 | Box 1 | Folder 22 |
Picture Taking: Robert Kniesche, not dated - Transcript of a speech given by Robert Kniesche (5 copies) | Box 1 | Folder 23 |
World Press Photo Annual Contest for the Best Press Pictures of the World, Certificates to Robert Kniesche, May 12, 1964, February 22, 1965, February 28, 1967 (3 items) | Box 2 | Folder 24 |
Scrapbook of news clippings from the Baltimore Sun featuring photographs taken by Robert Kniesche collected by his wife, Kathryn Kniesche, 1938-1942 | Box 2 |
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