Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- Mounted prints taken by official White House photographers; given to Mrs. [?] Firestone, mother of Brooks Firestone, and prominent Republican supporter.
- Extent:
- 1.5 linear feet (5 oversize boxes).
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Nixon Presidential Photograph Collection. Mss 248. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection, donated by Brooks Firestone, is comprised of official White House photographic prints, primarily taken by Ollie Atkins, the Official White House Photographer during the Nixon administration. The collection includes over 50 large format prints with matching descriptions, as well as two medium size photograph collections focusing on his daughter Tricia's wedding at the White House Rose Garden in June 1971 and on Nixon's trip to China in February of 1972 in which he met Chairman Mao Zedong and other Chinese officials.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Brooks Firestone, via UCSB History Department, 2007.
- Physical location:
- Annex 2.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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None. Collection is stored off-site; advance notice required for retrieval.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
- Preferred citation:
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Nixon Presidential Photograph Collection. Mss 248. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Location of this collection:
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UC Santa Barbara LibrarySanta Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-3062