University of California, Santa Cruz, Photography Services Photographs, 1965-2004
Online content
Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- University of California, Santa Cruz. Photography Services
- Extent:
- 42 Linear Feet 43 boxes
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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UCSC Photography Services photographs. UA 50. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz
Background
- Scope and content:
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The UCSC Photography Services photographs is a collection of more than 200,000 images. It contains primarily 35mm black and white negatives, contact sheets, prints, and slides created by staff photographers employed by the University of California, Santa Cruz. The collection visually documents the history of UCSC from the campus opening in 1965, until the department was closed, in 2005. Images include aerial and landscape photographs of the campus and neighboring Santa Cruz, construction views, scenes from daily campus life and activities, classrooms, labs, and curricular materials, and people and events significant to UCSC history.
- Biographical / historical:
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University of California, Santa Cruz, Photography Services, commonly known as the "Photo Lab," began operations under the auspices of Instructional Services when the campus opened in 1965. Initially run by local photographer J. Alexander "Al" Lowry, various photographers and technicians were employed over the years, including Alan Donaldson, Gypsy Ray, Catharina Marlowe, Don Fukuda, Shmuel Thaler, Don Harris, Victor Schiffrin, and Angelika Frebert. Photography Services closed in 2005.
- Processing information:
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This finding aid was revised in the Reparative Archival Redescription Project in 2021-2022. Previous versions of this finding aid are available upon request.
- Arrangement:
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The materials are arranged by format, following the job numbering of the photo shoots, which is roughly chronological.The job number is used as the unique identifier for images in all represented formats, including digital file names.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Photographs
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research. Selected images from this collection have been digitized and are available online through UCSC Library Digital Collections..
- Terms of access:
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Copyright for the items in this collection is owned by Regents of the University of California. Reproduction or distribution of any work protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the copyright owner. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether a use is fair use, and to obtain any necessary permissions. UCSC Special Collections and Archives can grant permission to publish materials to which it holds the copyright. For more information see UCSC Special Collections and Archives policy on Reproduction and Use.
- Preferred citation:
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UCSC Photography Services photographs. UA 50. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz
- Location of this collection:
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Special Collections and Archives, University Library1156 High StreetSanta Cruz, CA 95064, US
- Contact:
- (831) 459-2547