Dryer (John) Upton Sinclair photographs, clippings, and other materials, 1965-1991

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Summary

Title:
John Dryer Upton Sinclair photographs, clippings, and other materials
Dates:
1965-1991
Creators:
Dryer, John
Abstract:
Photographs and clippings by and about Upton Sinclair, created and collected by photographer John Dryer in the 1960s. Included are photographs of Sinclair taken by Dryer; two reels of an interview of Sinclair conducted by Dryer; copies of celebrity letters and a photograph of Einstein from Sinclair's originals; 6 color transparencies of Sinclair and his wife; and articles about Dryer and Sinclair from local newspapers. John Dryer was a portrait photographer who, in addition to photographing celebrities as diverse as Boris Karloff and Upton Sinclair, was the head of the medical photography department at Camarillo State Hospital. He photographed Sinclair in 1965.
Containers:
Box: 1
Extent:
1.5 Linear feet 1 box
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or item name], John Dryer Upton Sinclair photographs, clippings, and other materials, Collection no. 6040, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Background

Scope and content:

Photographs and clippings by and about Upton Sinclair, created and collected by John Dryer in the 1960s. Included are photographs of Sinclair taken by Dryer at the subject's home in Monrovia, CA, one with a signed and dated (by both Sinclair and Dryer) matte; two reels of an interview of Sinclair conducted by Dryer at his home in Monrovia; copies of celebrity letters and a photograph of Einstein made by Dryer from Sinclair's originals; 6 color transparencies of Sinclair and his wife posed with Mrs. Sinclair's Russian doll collection, dust jackets of two of Sincair's books, and the Gutzon Borglum bust of Sinclair; and articles about Dryer and Sinclair from local newspapers.

Biographical / historical:

John Dryer was a portrait photographer who, in addition to photographing celebrities as diverse as Boris Karloff and Upton Sinclair, was the head of the medical photography department at Camarillo State Hospital. He photographed Sinclair in 1965.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Mr. and Mrs. Collari, January 22, 2003.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Sue Luftschein
Date Prepared:
2013 November
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2013-11-13T05:19-0800

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or item name], John Dryer Upton Sinclair photographs, clippings, and other materials, Collection no. 6040, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Location of this collection:
Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Room 209
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189, US
Contact:
(213) 740-5900
specol@usc.edu
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