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Finding Aid for the United Press International (UPI) Photograph Collection, 1930-1978
1980.01.r
1980.01.r
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Title: United Press International (UPI) Photograph Collection
Identifier/Call Number: 1980.01.r
Contributing Institution:
Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives, Leatherby Libraries
One University Drive
Orange, CA, 92866
(714) 532 - 7711
rboyd@chapman.edu
Language of Material:
The majority of the collection is in English
Physical Description:
20.0 Linear feet
(73 boxes)
Date (bulk): Bulk, 1969-1977
Date (inclusive): 1928-1980
Abstract: Photographs from the United Press International Los Angeles stock photo office. Coverage is approximately 1930-1978 with the
bulk of the photographs 1969-1977.
General Physical Description note: The collection had been forgotten and when it was rediscovered in 1989 it was found to have a great deal of acidification
and vermin damage. There are now only 79 boxes remaining of the original 120.
United Press International (UPI) is a news agency headquartered in the United States with roots dating back to 1907. Once
a mainstay in the newswire service along with Associated Press (AP) and Reuters, it began to decline as afternoon newspapers,
its chief client category, began to fail with the rising popularity of television news.
This decline accelerated after the sale of UPI by the founding Scripps family culminating in two bankruptcies.
In the late 1970s, UPI closed down it's Los Angeles stock photo office and merged it with the New York office. This move prompted
the donation of this collection to keep it from being destroyed.
The collection is organized by subject series and, in some cases, subseries by subject.
[identify item], United Press International Photograph Collection 1930-1978 (1980.01.r ), Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special
Collections and Archives, Chapman University, CA.
UPI retains the copyright on all photographs. Permission to use photographs must be obtained from United Press International.
Conditions Governing Access note
This collection is open for research.
Originally 120 boxes of more than 48,000 photos from the Los Angeles UPI stock photo office donated in the spring of 1980
to the library.
Covering mainly the 1960s and 1970s there are also photos going back to the 1930s. Each photo is an 8x10 print with attached
caption and, in many cases, editorial notes and markings on the photos.
UPI retains the intellectual property rights of this collection.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donated by UPI, Los Angeles Office in 1980.
This collection of photographs, though open for research, is still undergoing processing. Please see the individual series
for details.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
United Press International.
Cold War
Photographs
United Press International -- Photographs
United States -- Race Relations
Vietnam -- History