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BANC MSS 77/124 c
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
The Bancroft Library
Title: Cedric Wright papers
creator:
Wright, Cedric, 1889-1959
Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS 77/124 c
Physical Description:
4.5 linear feet
(9 boxes, 5 oversize folders)
Date (inclusive): 1900-1958
Abstract: The Cedric Wright papers include correspondence, writings and notes, and family papers which provide a glimpse into the life
of this artist, his circle, and the development of his work.
Language of Material: English
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Collection is open for research.
The Cedric Wright Papers were given to The Bancroft Library by Ansel Adams, via the Sierra Club on July 20, 1976, with additions
in March and April 1977.
Born George Cedric Wright on 13 April 1889 in Alameda, Calif., Wright was a violinist, photographer, active Sierra Club member,
and close friend and associate of Ansel Adams. During the Second World War he was a technical photographer at Berkeley's Radiation
Laboratory, but he is known for his nature photography and Sierra Nevada landscapes. The Sierra Club published Cedric Wright:
words of the earth, posthumously, in 1960.
[Identification of item], Cedric Wright Papers, BANC MSS 77/124 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
The Cedric Wright Papers, 1900-1958, contains correspondence, writings and notes, and family papers which provide a glimpse
into the life of this artist, his circle, and the development of his work. Although Wright's correspondence includes letters
from many well-known individuals, it will be the small group of writings and notes that are of greatest interest to researchers.
These may be the only documentation of the development of Wright's successive careers in music and photography, as well as
evidence of his passion for the Sierras. The family Papers include legal and financial records, along with clippings and miscellaneous
ephemera.
Materials Cataloged Separately
- Photographs have been transferred to Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library.
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts
must be submitted in writing to the appropriate curator or the Head of Public Services for forwarding. Permission for publication
is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Wright, Cedric, 1889-1959