Wilfred G. Iltis Photographs MC295

Liz Phillips
University of California, Davis General Library, Dept. of Special Collections
2019
1st Floor, Shields Library, University of California
100 North West Quad
Davis, CA 95616-5292
speccoll@ucdavis.edu


Language of Material: English
Contributing Institution: University of California, Davis General Library, Dept. of Special Collections
Title: Wilfred G. Iltis Photographs
Creator: Iltis, Fred, 1923-2008
Identifier/Call Number: MC295
Physical Description: 0.2 linear feet
Date (inclusive): circa 1965-1975
Abstract: Photographs by entomologist and photographer Wilfred G. (Fred) Iltis, mainly of marches in support of the California Grape Strike. The collection also includes a small amount of Fred Iltis's nature photography, book illustrations by Julia Iltis, photographs of friends, and one book by Doris Ulmann.
Physical Location: Researchers should contact Archives and Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.

Biography

Wilfrid G. (Fred) Iltis (1923-2008) was an entomologist and photographer. He received his Ph.D. in entomology at UC Davis and taught at San Jose State University until his retirement in 1988. Iltis's photographs mainly document civil rights and labor struggles, student protests, and indigenous communities in Mexico, though they also include some nature photography.

Scope and Contents

Collection consists mainly of photographs of marches in support of the California Grape Strike. The collection also includes a small amount of Fred Iltis's nature photography, book illustrations by Fred's wife Julia Iltis, photographs of friends, and one book by Doris Ulmann.

Related Materials

Fred Iltis Collection of Photographs of Mexico and Other Subjects (circa 1969-circa 1980). BANC PIC 2011.005, Bancroft Library, University of California Berkeley. http://oskicat.berkeley.edu/record=b18402909~S1  

Access

This collection is unprocessed but is open for research.

Processing Information

Collection is unprocessed.

Acquisition

Gift of Diana Borrego, 2019.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Wilfred G. Iltis Photographs, MC295, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis.

Publication Rights

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 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.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Grape Strike, Calif., 1965-1970
Boycotts
United Farm Workers -- History -- Pictorial works