Carolyn Caddes papers and photographs, circa 1980-2015, 1975- 2015, bulk 1982-2003

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Summary

Creators:
Caddes, Carolyn, 1935-
Abstract:
Carolyn Caddes (1935- ) is an American photographer who spent years photographing portraits of famous Californian innovators. Her book, Portraits of Success: Impressions of Silicon Valley Pioneers, focused on Silicon Valley technology visionaries such as Steve Jobs, Robert Noyce and David Packard. She spent many hours with each of her subjects and provided an intimate look into their lives. She also conducted extensive research on her subjects’ companies. Portraits of Success was published in 1986 and Caddes did follow up portraits of these pioneers and other technology pioneers on the rise in the mid-1990s for Nikkei, a Japanese business magazine. In the early 2000s, Caddes began another book project. She interviewed and photographed wine makers in Napa Valley. Although this project never became a book, Caddes conducted hours of personal and professional research as well as photographed some of the major contributors in Napa’s wine industry.
Extent:
24 Linear feet
Language:
The materials are in English .

Background

Scope and content:

Carolyn Caddes (1935- ) is an American photographer who spent years photographing portraits of famous Californian innovators. Her book, Portraits of Success: Impressions of Silicon Valley Pioneers, focused on Silicon Valley technology visionaries such as Steve Jobs, Robert Noyce and David Packard. She spent many hours with each of her subjects and provided an intimate look into their lives. She also conducted extensive research on her subjects’ companies. Portraits of Success was published in 1986 and Caddes did follow up portraits of these pioneers and other technology pioneers on the rise in the mid-1990s for Nikkei, a Japanese business magazine.

In the early 2000s, Caddes began another book project. She interviewed and photographed wine makers in Napa Valley. Although this project never became a book, Caddes conducted hours of personal and professional research as well as photographed some of the major players in Napa’s wine industry.

Included in this collection are Caddes’ interviews, portraits, research, correspondence and work files depicting Silicon Valley’s technology industry, California wine makers and Caddes’ personal work.

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Location of this collection:
Department of Special Collections, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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