Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Peter Hughes Collection
- Dates:
- ca. 1990-2008
- Creators:
- Hughes, Peter (1948-2008)
- Abstract:
- The collection includes color, black and white, and toned photographs of natural objects and landscapes/buildings.
- Extent:
- 2 Boxes
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Peter Hughes Collection, PH 005, Monterey Peninsula College Library, Archives and Special Collections Department
Background
- Scope and content:
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52 color, black and white, and toned photographs taken by Peter Hughes. Box 1: 5 color unmatted 11 x 14” photographs. 19 Black and white 5 x 7” photos (no titles) in white 11 x 14” mats signed by Hughes. Box 2: 25 black and white, color, and toned photographs of varying sizes in 13.75 x 18” mats, most signed by Hughes, no titles. 3 framed photographs are on display on the main floor of the library.
- Biographical / historical:
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Peter Hughes (1948-2008) photographed places and objects in the Monterey Peninsula area in the later part of his life. His photographs are included in the GLBT Historical Society, San Francisco and displayed on the main floor of the Monterey Peninsula College Library.
- Acquisition information:
- The collection was donated to the MPC Library by Denise Sallee in 2014.
- Processing information:
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The photographs were originally organized and inventoried in 2014 and again in 2025.
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Photography
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- ca. 1990-2008
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on Sept. 19, 2025, 12:29 p.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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Peter Hughes Collection, PH 005, 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