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Baruch (Ruth-Marion) and Jones (Pirkle) photographs and papers
MS.020  
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Description
This collection contains the photographs and papers of Ruth-Marion Baruch and Pirkle Jones, whose work visually documents the people and landscape of the San Francisco Bay Area during a time of enormous social, political, and environmental change. More than 12,000 gelatin silver prints comprise the bulk of this collection, including work by Baruch and Jones' colleagues and collaborators. Sizes range from miniatures to 66 x 40 oversize prints. Also included are negatives, color and black-and-white slides, and papers that contain project files and correspondence related to their work in addition to personal letters and family documents.
Background
Ruth-Marion Baruch and Pirkle Jones met in San Francisco in 1946 when they both enrolled in the newly inaugurated fine art photography program founded by Ansel Adams at the California School of Fine Arts (CSFA), now the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI). In addition to Adams, their instructors at the school included other luminaries of the photography world including Minor White, who took over directorship of the program, Imogen Cunningham, Homer Page, Dorothea Lange, and Edward Weston. In addition to their technical and artistic influence on Baruch and Jones, friendships and collaborations grew out of their association with this gifted faculty. Baruch and Jones married in 1949 at Ansel and Virginia Adams' home in Yosemite, and became permanent residents of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Extent
800 Linear Feet (585 boxes; 35 flat file drawers; 484 framed items)
Restrictions
Copyright for the items in this collection created by Ruth-Marion Baruch and Pirkle Jones is owned by Regents of the University of California. Copyright for the items in this collection created by other photographers is owned by the creators and their heirs. 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.
Availability
Collection is open for research.