Frank and Kent Family Collection, 1849-1900, 1970-1980, 2021, undated
.75 cubic foot (in 2 boxes)
The collection contains daguerreotypes, tintypes, diaries, a print, a metal name card printing plate, and a scrapbook. A folder of biographical information from ancestry.com is found in the front of Box 1. The folders are organized in alphabetical order. Much of the collection contains daguerreotypes and tintypes of the Frank and Kent family dating from the mid-19th century. There are seven daguerreotypes, some have been tinted. The daguerreotype in the “Likely Adeline Kettle Frank Seated, Undated” folder has a lot of emulsion damage and is hard to see. The daguerreotype in the “of a Man in Uniform, Undated” folder is very dark and hard to see. Two daguerreotypes are of children, ranging in age from two to five. There are five tintypes with only one identified person who is Joseph Kent. There is also one tintype of a child. There are two Frank family diaries in the collection, one used by Bell Frank (maybe Kate Bella) in 1876. The other diary creator is unidentified. The collection also contains a photograph album / scrapbook of a fishing trip at the Au. Sable and Little Manistee Rivera, Michigan. The trip lasted three days with Pratt, Bruce, Dr. Hudson, Austin, and one unidentified person. The trip was reported to be enjoyable with great success and good weather. The collection was donated by Al Wildey, whose own processing notes are found in the, Al Wildey’s Processing Notes, 1970-1980.
Processing Note: During processing only a miscellaneous newspaper clipping was withdrawn.