Guide to the Santa Clara University Archives ClaraVision Photograph Collection

Anne McMahon
University Archives
Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, California 95053-0500
Phone: (408) 554-4117
Fax: (408) 554-5179
Email: amcmahon@mailer.scu.edu
URL: http://www.scu.edu/archives
© 2007
Santa Clara University. All rights reserved.

Guide to the Santa Clara University Archives ClaraVision Photograph Collection

Collection number: ClaraVision

University Archives

Santa Clara, California
Processed by:
Anne McMahon
Date Completed:
2007
Encoded by:
Anne McMahon
© 2007 Santa Clara University. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

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.

Administrative Information

Access

The collection is open for research by appointment. Contact Santa Clara University Archives for access.

Publication Rights

Permission to copy or publish any portion of the Archives' materials must be given by the Santa Clara University Archives.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Santa Clara University ClaraVision photograph collection, Santa Clara University. University Archives.

Acquisition Information

Materials acquired through donation, purchase or transfer from Santa Clara University administrative offices.

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.

Indexing Terms

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