Paul W. Hollingshead Photographs, 1920-1969

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Summary

Abstract:
The Paul W. Hollingshead Collection contains photographs of 1920s New York when Paul W. Hollingshead (PWH) was chief photographer for Edward Steichen (1923ā€“1928), and photographs from the 1930sā€“1960s photographing life in California, through an artist's lens.
Extent:
20 linear feet The collection contains 3,789 photos, proofs and slides, plus the supporting documentation.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Paul W. Hollingshead Photographs, D-742, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis.

Background

Scope and content:

The Paul W. Hollingshead Collection contains photographs of 1920s New York when Paul W. Hollingshead was chief photographer for Edward Steichen (1923ā€“1928), and photographs from the 1930sā€“1960s of life in California, through an artist's lens. It contains original silver gelatin prints, glossies, proofs and glass slides; original New York Institute of Photography workbooks, exercises and notes; and correspondence with Edward Steichen and contemporaries. The collection contains 3,789 photos, proofs and slides, plus the supporting documentation.

Biographical / historical:

Paul W. Hollingshead (December 2, 1896 - February 5, 1974) was born in Minersville, Utah. He received his first box camera in 1911 which he used to take full-length portraits of his family. In 1923, Paul Hollingshead headed to New York to attend the New York Institute of Photography. He graduated after attending a three month full-time program which included courses on general photography and motion picture photography. Upon his graduation, he became an apprentice of the photographer Edward Steichen in New York which lasted lasted five and a half years. In 1928 Hollingshead moved to San Francisco with his wife, Vera Hollingshead, to open the first Hollingshead Studio. In 1932 the Hollingsheads opened the Hollingshead Studio at 325 2nd Street in Woodland, California, across from the Woodland Opera House. There Hollingshead continued to photograph Woodland and California daily life and history. Hollingshead was inducted into the New York Institute of Photography Hall of Fame in 2015, and they created a new course based on his life: "Evolution of the Photographer", which captures the scope of his life and career.

Source:

Paul W. Hollingshead Photography Collection Background compiled by son Bill Hollingshead.

Acquisition information:
Gift of William T. and Sharon D. Hollingshead.
Processing information:

Vanessa Cardona Ocegueda created this finding aid with information compiled by Bill and Diane Hollingshead.

Physical location:
Researchers should contact Archives and Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Physical facet:
3,789 photos, proofs and slides
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is not yet processed. Please contact Archives and Special Collections to inquire about access.

Terms of access:

All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Paul W. Hollingshead Photographs, D-742, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Davis, Special Collections, UC Davis Library
100 NW Quad
Davis, CA 95616-5292, US
Contact:
(530) 752-1621
speccoll@ucdavis.edu
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