Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Idelle Sullens Collection
- Dates:
- 1984-1988
- Creators:
- Sullens, Idelle Suzy 1921-1997
- Abstract:
- The collection includes color and black and white matted photographs of natural objects and landscapes/buildings.
- Extent:
- 5 Boxes
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Idelle Suzy Sullens Collection, PH 004, Monterey Peninsula College Library, Archives and Special Collections Department
Background
- Scope and content:
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124 color and black and white photographs taken by MPC English teacher Idelle Suzy Sullens between 1984 and 1988. Most photographs are 7” x 9.5” glued onto mat 13.5” x 16”. Three of the photographs are framed and displayed on the main floor of the library. 1 binder of negatives and 2” x 2” proofs including some that are not enlarged in the collection.
- Biographical / historical:
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Idelle Suzy Sullens (June 28, 1921-July 15, 1997) taught English courses at Monterey Peninsula College from 1958 to 1980 and was an amateur photographer. She authored several college textbooks and was a scholar of 14th century English literature holding a Ph.D. in English from Stanford University (1959).
- Acquisition information:
- The collection was presumably donated to the Monterey Peninsula College prior to the first inventory in February 2002. MPC Board minutes from January 15, 1991 reflect a donation to the campus art gallery from Idelle Sullens.
- Processing information:
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The photographs were originally organized and inventoried in 2002 and again in 2025.
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Photography--California
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1984-1988
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on Sept. 17, 2025, 11:48 a.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for viewing and research by advance appointment.
- Terms of access:
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All requests to reproduce, publish, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Monterey Peninsula College Library, Archives and Special Collections Department. Consent is given on behalf of the Archives and Special Collections Department as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Copyright is held by the individual artists, their heirs, or their estates. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir(s) for permission to publish.
- Preferred citation:
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Idelle Suzy Sullens Collection, PH 004, Monterey Peninsula College Library, Archives and Special Collections Department
- Location of this collection:
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980 Fremont StreetMonterey, CA 93940, US
- Contact:
- (831) 646-4095