Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Sidney Lens Photograph Collection
- Dates:
- ca. 1956-1970
- Creators:
- Lens, Sidney, 1912-1986
- Abstract:
- Sidney Lens was born in 1912. Lens was an American labor leader, political activist, and author. The collection consists mainly of photographs, and also includes one newspaper article as well as a letter from photographer Stefan Merken to Shirley Lens.
- Extent:
- 2 linear feet 2 boxes
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Background
- Scope and content:
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The Sidney Lens Photograph Collection consists mainly of photographs, and also includes one newspaper article as well as a letter from photographer Stefan Merken to Shirley Lens. Some of the photographs are taken by Sidney Lens. Other photographs depict Lens and his wife Shirley (nÊe Rubin).
- Biographical / historical:
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Sidney Lens was born in 1912 in New Jersey to Charles and Sophie Okun, Russian Jewish immigrants who came to the United States in 1907. His birth name was Sidney Okun. Lens married Shirley Ruben, a Chicago public school teacher, in 1946. Lens was an American labor leader, political activist, and author.
- Acquisition information:
- Sidney Lens. Additional materials donated by Dean Hansell, 2020, 2026.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Photographs
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-04-28 10:25:19 -0700.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research use.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Preferred citation:
-
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style manual, or see the Citing Archival Materials guide.
- Location of this collection:
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18111 Nordhoff StreetNorthridge, CA 91330, US
- Contact:
- (818) 677-4594