Bill Boldenweck photograph collection, 1966-1992

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
Boldenweck, Bill
Abstract:
The Bill Boldenweck photograph collection, 1966-1992, (SAFR 10060, P92-038) is comprised of photographs related to San Francisco Examiner and Chronicle staff photographer Mattner "Matt" Southard. The collection has been processed to the Collection level and is open for use.
Extent:
3 items
Language:
In English.
Preferred citation:

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], P92-038 (SAFR 10060), Bill Boldenweck photograph collection, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Background

Scope and content:

The Bill Boldenweck photograph collection, 1966-1992, (SAFR 10060, P92-038) is comprised of photographs related to San Francisco Examiner and Chronicle staff photographer Mattner "Matt" Southard. The collection has been processed to the Collection level and is open for use.

Contains 3 black-and-white copy negatives, 4 x 5 in., of San Francisco Examiner and Chronicle staff members Matt Southard, Bill Boldenweck, Bill Nichols, and Fran Ortiz, 1966-1992.

Item list:

Item 1. Bill Boldenweck and Matt Southard aboard a U.S. Navy PBR (Patrol Boat, River) vessel in Suisun Bay, California, 1966. Matt is holding a camera. A live ammunition sign is partly visible in the lower right corner.

Item 2. Fran Ortiz (left), Bill Nichols (center), and Matt Southard (right), 1970-1992. Photographed by Bill Boldenweck. The three men signed messages addressed to Boldenweck beneath the photograph.

Item 3. Bill Boldenweck and U.S. Navy officer Richard Conrad aboard a U.S. Navy PBR (Patrol Boat, River) vessel in Suisun Bay, California, 1966. Photographed by Matt Southard.

Biographical / historical:

This collection does not include a historical or biographical note.

Acquisition information:

SAFR-00543

SAFR-02426

In 1992, Bill Boldenweck loaned 17 photographs to SFMNHP for copying as accession SAFR-00542. Three copy negatives were made by Park photo lab staff for use in the 1992 memorial exhibition "Mattner Southard: A Lifetime of Vision" in the SFMNHP Museum Building. One of the three copy negatives was accessioned as SAFR-00543 (Item 1). The other two copy negatives were found along with Item 1 in the office of Steve Haller and accessioned as SAFR-02426 (Items 2 and 3).

Processing information:

The collection was previously named "BILL BOLDENWECK - PHOTOGRAPHS".

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Arrangement:

No arrangement due to the small size of the collection.

Physical location:
San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Physical description:
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Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard .

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for use unless otherwise noted.

Copyright held by owner, Bill Boldenweck.

Terms of access:

Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the researcher's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.

Preferred citation:

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], P92-038 (SAFR 10060), Bill Boldenweck photograph collection, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Location of this collection:
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123, US
Contact:
415-561-7030