Overview

Title: Leonardo J. Sirios papers
Call Number: Coll101
Creator: Sirios, Leonardo J.
Dates: 2005
Size: 1 box (.25 linear feet)
Language: English
Abstract: Papers contain two postcards sent from Leonardo J. Sirios to Chief Curator Tom Beck at UMBC in Spring 2005. The silhouette images on the postcards are of Sirios's "Spirit Goddess" and "wise one." Sirios is the son of Ted Serios, the subject of the Jule Eisenbud collection on Ted Serios and thoughtographic photography (thoughtography). Prints by Sirios are also available in the UMBC Photography Collection.
Citation: Leonardo J. Sirios papers, Collection 101, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD).

Administrative/Biographical Note

Leonardo J. Sirios is the son of Ted Serios, the subject of the Jule Eisenbud collection on Ted Serios and thoughtographic photography, Collection 23. Prints by Sirios are also available in the UMBC Photography Collection.


Scope & Content

Arrangement

Postcards are arranged chronologically by date received.


Provenance Information

Provenance and Acquisition Information

The collection was received in two parts. Leonardo Sirios donated the postcard featuring "Spirit Goddess" in April 2005, and "wise one" in May 2005.

Processing Note

The Leonardo J. Sirios papers were processed by graduate assistant Johanna Schein under the supervision of the Special Collections Archivist Lindsey Loeper in August, 2012.

Descriptive Rules Used

Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS)

Archives Processing Manual: Description (2015): The processing manual used in Special Collections for all descriptive platforms, including PastPerfect.


Access & Use

Finding Aids

Finding aid available.

Finding Aid: http://library.umbc.edu/speccoll/findingaids/coll101.php

Access Conditions

No restrictions.

Conditions Governing Reproductions and Use

Reproductions allowed for research purposes. Copyright maintained by Leonardo J. Sirios.


Subject Headings

Creators

Sirios, Leonardo J.

Subjects

Beck, Tom, 1947- -- Correspondance

Sirios, Leonardo J. -- Correspondance

Spirit photography

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