Series I (2011.18) was the gift of Cheryl Michaud, Beverly, MA.

The collection consists of both American and International awards and diplomas Ms. Custis received for her photography, as well as a significant number of her contact prints, with production notations, and negatives, and a smaller number of prints. The collection also includes 1 empty portfolio suitcase.

Series I: Diplomas & Awards 1931 - 1960

Series II: Photographs

Series III: Contact Prints & Negatives

Box 1 Flat File

Series I

Handwritten list of awards 1936 - 1951

5.5 x 4.75 B&W photo of covered bridge in New Hampshire

6.5 x 7.75 B&W photo of Swiss(?) village & mountains.

Sign: Exhibition of Prints by Eleanor Parke Custis, New England Council of Camera Clubs, nd

Diplomas and Certificates:

American 19

Diploma certifying election as a Fellow of the Photographic Society of America, nd

Honorable Mention, Annual Print Competition, West Haven Camera Club, [CT] nd

First Prize for Etching, The Hill School of Art, Washington, DC, 1931

Diploma of Participation, 4th Annual Salon of Photography, New York, NY, 1936

Diploma certifying election as an Associate of the Photographic Society of America, 1937

Certificate of Award, 1st International Photographic Exposition, New York, NY, 1938

Certificate of Merit, 11th Annual Mountain State Forest Festival Photographic Salon, Elkins, W. VA, 1940

Certificate of Active Standing, Photographic Society of America, 1940

Certificate of Active Standing, Photographic Society of America, 1941

Certificate of Exhibit, Berkshire Invitation Salon, Berkshire Museum Camera Club, Pittsfield, MA, 1941

Certificate of Merit St. Claire Central States Midwinter Salon of Photography, [Michigan] 1942 (3 - one for each photograph)

Certificate of Active Standing, Photographic Society of America, 1943

Honorable Mention, 4th Chicago International Photographic Salon Assoc., 1945

Award of Merit, Photographic Society of America, 1947

Certificate, Honorary Membership of the Rochester [NY] International Salon of Photography, 1952

Certificate of Membership in the American Watercolor Society, 1953

Certificate of Recognition for services to the Photographic Society of America, 1960

European 20

Diploma of Merit, II Exposicion de Arte Fotographico Internacional, 1934

Diplome de Participation VII Salon International d’Art Photographique de Bruxelles, 1936

Diplome de Medaille de Bronze, VIII Salon International d’Art Photographique de Bruxelles, 1937

Folder: Camera, Luzern containing Camera Diploma Internationaler, Switzerland, 1937 & 1938

Diploma II Salao Internacional de Arte Fotografica, Portugal, 1938

Diplome de Participation Ars Photographica, Musees Royaux d’Art & d’Histoire, Bruxelles, 1938

Diplome d’Honneur II Salon International de Photographie a Luxembourg, 1938

A Debreceni Fotoklub, I Nemzetkozi Muveszi Fenykepkiallitas [Assoc. of Hungarian Photographers], 1938

Diploma Honoris, Expositio Universalis Artis Photographicae, Belgio (Belgium), 1938

Diploma Honoris, Expositio Universalis Artis Photographicae, Belgio (Belgium), 1939

Diplome d’Honneur, Ars Photographica, Musees Royaux d’Art & d’Histoire, Bruxelles, 1939

Diploma III Salao Internacional de Arte Fotografica, Portugal, 1939

Diplome d’Honneur L’Association Belge de Photographie et de Cinematographie, Bruxelles, 1939

Diploma VII Salao Internacional de Arte Fotografica, Portugal, 1944

Diplome d’Honneur III Salon International d’Art Photographique de Luxembourg, 1948

Diplome d’Honneur, Salon International d’Art Photographique de Bruxelles, 1949

Memorial Diploma, 1st International Salon of Photography, Jonkoping, Sweden, 1949

Diplome d’Honneur Association Photographique Camera, Luxembourg, 1950

Hervorragende Leistung,[Outstanding Performance] III Internationale Kunstphoto Ausstellung, Salzburg [Austria], 1950

Diploma, XXV Fotosalon Internationaal, Vooruit Fotoclub, [Holland], 1950

English 16

Certificate of Merit, 2nd Annual Salon of Photography, Stockton-on-Tees, [England] nd

Award of Merit, Nottingham & Notts Photographic Society [England], 1936

Award of Merit, Nottingham & Notts Photographic Society [England], 1936

Certificate of Merit, 10th Annual Exhibition of Photography, Lincoln, England, 1936

Certificate of Merit, Hackney Photographic Society [London, England], 1936

Certificate of Merit, Beckenham Photographic Society, [England] 1937

Certificate of Associate of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, 1937

Award of Merit, Lancaster City Art Gallery, England, 1937

Certificate of Merit, Handsworth Photographic Society, [West Midlands, England] 1938

Certificate of Merit, Isle of Wight Cameraclub, [England] 1938

2 Certificates of Merit Ilford Photographic Society, [England] 1938

Diploma of Merit, 43rd Annual Exhibition, Portsmouth Camera Club, [England] 1938

Certificate of Merit, Beckenham Photographic Society, [England] 1939

Certificate of Enrollment as a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, 1947

Certificate Cripplegate Photographic Society, London, [England] 1950

Other

Certificate from the 8th International Photographic Salon of Japan, 1936

Special Mention, Wollongong Salon, Wollongong Camera Club [NSW Australia], 1946

Certificate for Silver Plaque Award, 6th International Salon of Photographic Art, Lucknow, [India] 1947

Diploma de sua eficiente, 1st Exposicao Mundial de Arte Fotografica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1949

Certificate of Exhibit, Foto Club, V Salon Internacional de Arte Fotografico, Buenos Aires, 1950

Certificate of Exhibit, Foto Club, V Salon Internacional de Arte Fotografico, Buenos Aires, 1951