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Lens (Sidney) Photograph Collection
SC.SLP
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Sidney Lens Photograph Collection
Creator:
Lens, Sidney,
1912-1986
Identifier/Call Number: SC.SLP
Physical Description:
2 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1960-1970
Abstract: Sidney Lens was born in 1912 in New
Jersey to Charles and Sophie Okun, Russian Jewish immigrants who came to the United States
in 1907. His birth name was Sidney Okun. Lens married Shirley Ruben, a Chicago public school
teacher, in 1946. Lens was an American labor leader, political activist, and author. The
collection consists of photographs, some mounted, by Sidney Lens. Lens is depicted in some
of the photographs.
Language of Material:
English.
Sidney Lens was born in 1912 in New Jersey to Charles and Sophie Okun, Russian Jewish
immigrants who came to the United States in 1907. His birth name was Sidney Okun. Lens
married Shirley Ruben, a Chicago public school teacher, in 1946. Lens was an American labor
leader, political activist, and author.
The
Sidney Lens Photograph Collection consists of photographs,
some mounted, by Sidney Lens. Lens is depicted in some of the photographs.
The collection is open for research use.
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Sidney Lens.
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
Photographs