Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Processing Information
Biographical History
Scope and Content of Collection
Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Emerson Shaw Photographic Slide Collection
Dates: 1939-1958
Collection number: MSS-2010-10-30
Creator:
Shaw, Emerson.
Collection Size:
5 boxes
(3 linear feet)
Repository:
San José State University. Library.
San José, California 95192-0028
Abstract: The Emerson Shaw Photographic Slide Collection consists of over 1800 color slides and the photographer's index. The collection
depicts people, places, and scenery around the Bay Area and the East Coast. The slides provide a rich visual representation
of California and other U.S. cities, landmarks, and tourist destinations. The California slides include views of Capitola,
Carmel, Carmel Mission, China Town, Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, Del Monte Lodge, Dorsey's Station, the Golden Gate Bridge,
Half Dome, Lakes Tahoe, Donner, and Angora, aerial views of San Francisco and Oakland, Point Lobos, Sacramento, San Francisco,
San Francisco Bay and Docks, Santa Cruz town and beach, Stanford University, Sutter's Fort, University of California Los Angeles
(UCLA), and Yosemite Park. Other cities represented include Annapolis, Maryland, Atlanta, Georgia, Baltimore, Maryland, Baton
Rouge, Louisiana, Bristol, Rhode Island, Chicago, Illinois, Coolidge Dam, Denver, Colorado, the Hudson River, the Grand Canyon,
the Jefferson Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, Maine and the Maine Coast, Manhattan, Mount Vernon, New York City, Niagra Falls,
the Painted Desert, Arizona, Quebec, Canada, the Smokey Mountains, the Statue of Liberty, Washington D.C., and West Point.
Physical location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright is assigned to the San José State University Special Collections & Archives. All requests for permission to publish
or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Special Collections. Permission for publication
is given on behalf of the Special Collections & Archives. Copyright restrictions may apply to digital reproductions of the
original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
Preferred Citation
Emerson Shaw Photographic Slide Collection, MSS-2010-10-30, San José State University Library Special Collections & Archives.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Lisa Zakharova. Finding aid EAD encoded by Lisa Zakharova. Reviewed by Danelle Moon.
Biographical History
Emerson Shaw was born in 1914 in Los Gatos. He graduated from Los Gatos High School in 1933 and in 1934 he entered San Jose
State College. Following graduation in 1939 he joined the U.S. Navy, serving during the duration of World War II. Emerson
Shaw married Jeanne Shaw, who is frequently featured in the collection. In 1945, he returned to the Bay Area and was hired
by NACA Ames- National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, which later was renamed NASA Ames Research Center in 1958. Shaw
spent twenty-five years as an employee of NASA Ames, and in 1970 he retired. His hobbies included camping, fishing, travelling,
and cars. During his retirement, he participated in the Los Gatos Historical Society and the Los Gatos Rotary from 1980-2000.
Shaw died in 2003.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Emerson Shaw Photographic Slide Collection consists of over 1800 color slides and the photographer's index. The collection
depicts people, places, and scenery around the Bay Area and the East Coast. The slides provide a rich visual representation
of California and other U.S. cities, landmarks, and tourist destinations. The California slides include views of Capitola,
Carmel, Carmel Mission, China Town, Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, Del Monte Lodge, Dorsey's Station, the Golden Gate Bridge,
Half Dome, Lakes Tahoe, Donner, and Angora, aerial views of San Francisco and Oakland, Point Lobos, Sacramento, San Francisco,
San Francisco Bay and Docks, Santa Cruz town and beach, Stanford University, Sutter's Fort, University of California Los Angeles
(UCLA), and Yosemite Park. Other cities represented include Annapolis, Maryland, Atlanta, Georgia, Baltimore, Maryland, Baton
Rouge, Louisiana, Bristol, Rhode Island, Chicago, Illinois, Coolidge Dam, Denver, Colorado, the Hudson River, the Grand Canyon,
the Jefferson Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, Maine and the Maine Coast, Manhattan, Mount Vernon, New York City, Niagra Falls,
the Painted Desert, Arizona, Quebec, Canada, the Smokey Mountains, the Statue of Liberty, Washington D.C., and West Point.
Arrangement
The Emerson Shaw Photographic Slide Collection is arranged into three series: I. California Slides, II. East Coast Slides,
and III. Scenic Slides.The photographer's index are arranged by subject and by date.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Historic Buildings
National Parks and Reserves
History--California
Monuments & memorials
Tourism
Scenery