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Fredda C. Carr Photographs
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Title: Fredda C. Carr photographs
Dates: 1949-1985
Collection number: MS 12
Creator:
Carr, Fredda C. (Fredda
Carlisle)
Collection Size: 8 boxes
Repository:
University of California, Santa Cruz. University Library.
Special Collections and Archives
Santa Cruz, California 95064
Abstract: The Fredda C. Carr Photographs document the
people and local activities of San Lorenzo Valley, California from the 1950's
through the 1980's.
Physical location: Stored in Special Collections & Archives: Advance notice
is required for access to the papers.
Languages: Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection open for research.
Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary
rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For
permission to publish or to reproduce the material, please contact the Head of
Special Collections and Archives.
Fredda C. Carr photographs. MS 12. Special Collections and Archives,
University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.
Gift of Fredda Carr.
Born May 28, 1903 in Lynn, Massachusetts, Fredda ran her own
professional studio in San Lorenzo Valley, California for nearly four decades
from 1949 to 1985. Fredda was adept at capturing rural California through
photojournalism and portraiture and spent her entire adult life connected to
the people and activities she recorded with her camera.
She belonged to the Order of the Amaranth and Eastern Star. She died
November 23, 1992 at age 89.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection documents the activities and small town life of San
Lorenzo Valley, California. Subjects include: holidays, parades, horse shows,
theater productions, business groups and community activities. Formal and
informal portraiture of families, homes, properties and animals are also
included. Of particular note are the horse shows hosted by Rory Calhoun and
Lita Baron. The collection includes black and white prints and negatives. There
are a few color enlargements, along with newsclippings and annotated invoices
from the studio.
The collection is arranged by subject.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Carr, Fredda C. (Fredda
Carlisle)--Archives
Photographers--California--Santa Cruz
County
San Lorenzo Valley
(Calif.)
Horse shows
Parades