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Title: Santa Clara University ClaraVision photograph collection
Dates: 1854-1985
Bulk Dates: 1870-1950
Collection number: ClaraVision
Creator:
Santa Clara University (Calif.) Archives
Collection Size:
250 items
250 images
Repository:
Santa Clara University Archives
Santa Clara, CA 95053
Abstract: ClaraVision, the Santa Clara University Archives digital photograph collection,
includes photographs, postcards, and other graphic materials, that capture the rich visual history
of Mission Santa Clara established in 1777, Santa Clara College founded in 1851, and the present-day
Santa Clara University. The images document student life, the built environment, and people and events
associated with Santa Clara University and Mission Santa Clara.
Physical location: Located at Santa Clara University Archives.
Language of Material:
Languages represented in the collection:
English.
Biography / Administrative History
ClaraVision is an artificially-created digital collection of images taken from various physical collections, primarily photographs,
in the Santa Clara University Archives. The source collections include the Santa Clara University
General Photograph Collection, Santa Clara University Sports Photograph Collection, Bernard R. Hubbard, S.J. Alaskan
Photograph Collection, John J. Montgomery Photograph Collection, Henry Wolter Photograph Collection, and others.
Scope and Content of Collection
Named after Santa Clara Universit's patron saint St. Clare, and the patron saint of television, ClaraVision contains
images of photographs, postcards, artifacts, and other ephemera from the University Archives collections. The images reflect
the rich visual history of Mission Santa Clara and Santa Clara University. Documenting the time continuum from the founding
of Mission Santa Clara in 1777, through the establishment of Santa Clara College in 1851, to our present-day Santa Clara
University, the images capture student life, athletic events, the built environment, Mission-period life at Mission Santa
Clara, and students, faculty, staff and others affiliated with Santa Clara University.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Santa Clara University (Calif.)
Santa Clara Mission
Santa Clara (Calif.)
Alaska
Hubbard, Bernard Rosencrans, 1888-1962
Montgomery, John Joseph, 1858-1911
Education
Buildings
Students
Student Organizations