{"id":4253,"date":"2026-08-05T20:40:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll206\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T20:40:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:56","slug":"coll206","status":"publish","type":"finding_aid","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll206\/","title":{"rendered":"Edward L. Bafford recordings"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"overview\">Overview<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Title:<\/strong><\/td><td>Edward L. Bafford recordings<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Call Number:<\/strong><\/td><td>Coll206<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Creator:<\/strong><\/td><td>Bafford Edward L. 1902-1981<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dates:<\/strong><\/td><td>undated<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Size:<\/strong><\/td><td>1 box (.5 linear feet)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Abstract:<\/strong><\/td><td>Twelve open reel audio recordings of photography classes taught by Baltimore photographer, Edward L. Bafford.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Language:<\/strong><\/td><td>English<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Citation:<\/strong><\/td><td>Edward Bafford recordings, Collection 206, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD).<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"biography\">Administrative\/Biographical Note<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Edward L. Bafford (1902-1981), a Baltimore printer and photographer, long-serving member and supporter of the Baltimore Camera Club, and educator. Most well-known for his use of the bromoil process. Taught the Bafford School of Photography for the Baltimore Camera Club and, with photographer Charles Emery, offered a photography class on WBAL radio in Baltimore beginning in 1932. The photography book collection in the Albin O. Kuhn Library &amp; Gallery at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) was named in Bafford&#8217;s honor in 1975.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"scope\">Scope &#038; Content<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reels are numbered 1-7, 7A, 8-9, 9C, 10.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"provenance\">Provenance Information<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Donated by Karen Messick in 2015, PHMS 2015-01.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Items have been rehoused.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"access\">Access &#038; Use<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No restrictions.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reproductions allowed for research purposes. Copyright maintained by the creator.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"subjects\">Subject Headings<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Photography<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"folder\">Series Description &#038; Container List<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" id=\"expand-all\">Expand all<\/a> | <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" id=\"collapse-all\">Collapse all<\/a><\/p><h3 class=\"series-title wp-block-heading\">Class recordings<\/h3><table class='folder-table'><thead><tr><th>Title<\/th><th>Date<\/th><th>Box<\/th><th>Folder<\/th><th>Info<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Tape 1: Bafford class. Making the negative.<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tape 2: Bafford class. Making a print.<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tape 3: Bafford class. Putting in clouds.<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tape 4: Bafford class. Chrome intensification Ferricyanide.<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tape 5: Bafford class. More on B &#038; W slide making using filters art paper etc.<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tape 6: Bafford class. Retouching with ground glass &#8211; paper, neg &#8211; Kodalith.<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tape 6A: Bafford class. Paper neg &#8211; Kodalith.<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tape 7A: Bafford class. Prints from paper neg &#038; Kodalith.<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tape 8: Bafford class. Color printing.<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tape 9: Bafford class. Color printing con&#8217;t&#8217;d.<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tape 9C: Bafford class. Color printing.<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tape 10: Bafford class. Slide manipulation.<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"class_list":["post-4253","finding_aid","type-finding_aid","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid\/4253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/finding_aid"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}