Guide to the William C. (Chuck) Eymann Photograph Collection, 1960-1978
Processed by University Archives staff; machine-readable finding aid created by
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
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© 1999
Santa Clara University. All rights reserved.
Guide to the William C. (Chuck) Eymann Photograph Collection, 1960-1978
Collection Number: EYM
University Archives
Santa Clara, California
Contact Information:
- 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
- Processed by:
- University Archives staff
- Date Completed:
- 1999
- Encoded by:
- Anne McMahon
© 1999 Santa Clara University. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Guide to the William C. (Chuck) Eymann Photograph Collection,
Date (inclusive): 1960-1978
Collection number: EYM
Creator:
Eymann, William C. (Chuck), 1917-1978
Physical Description:
9 linear feet
gelatin silver prints and acetate negatives
Repository:
Santa Clara University Archives
Abstract: Photographs and negatives of students, faculty, events, buildings and campus life at Santa Clara University from 1960-1978,
taken by professional photographer William C. (Chuck) Eymann.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access
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confidentiality, and the integrity of the records. It reserves the right to close all or any portion of its records to researchers.
The archival files of any office may be opened to a qualified researcher by the administrator of that office or his/her designee
at any time.
Archival collections may be used by researchers only in the Reading Room of the University Archives and may be photocopied
only at the discretion of the archivist.
Publications Rights
Permission to copy or publish any portion of the Archives' materials must be given by the Archives.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], William C. (Chuck) Eymann Photograph Collection, Santa Clara University. University Archives.
Acquisitions Information
Two series in this collection, the Negative Series and Subject Series A, were donated to the University Archives by Dorothy
Eymann, wife of William C. Eymann (Accession Number 986-083). Subject Series B and Chronological Series
Biography
William C. (Chuck) Eymann (1917-1978), nationally known photographer, photojournalist and cinematographer, was the first
professional photographer contracted by SCU to capture campus life and University events on film. Eymann was born in Atchison,
Kansas in 1917. He attended University of Missouri, and later, in 1937, relocated to San Fransisco as a commerical photographer.
During World War II, he was Vice President of Photo and Sound Productions of San Fransisco, doing commercial cinematography
as well as making documentaries and training films for the Federal Government. In 1952, he sold his partnership with Photo
& Sound Productions, and started his own freelance business, working out of his studio in Palo Alto, CA. Over the years,
his work was published in Better Homes & Gardens, Progressive Architecture, and Saturday Evening Post. Eymann received an
award for best medical film in 1976. He was director of photography and wrote the script. His work with the University spanned
20 years, beginning in 1959, and ending with his death in 1978.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Eymann Collection contains images of students, faculty, events, buildings, and campus life at Santa Clara University,
from 1960-1978. Formats include black and white photographs, contact sheets, 35 mm negatives, 2x2 negatives and 4x5 negatives.
Accompanying the collection is a card catalog created by Eymann, arranged by subject, in which each card contains a 2x2
print, a description of the print and a cross-referenced negative number. The negatives are found in the Negative Series
of the Collection.
Organization of the Collection
The collection consists of the following four series:
- Negative Series, 1960-1978 (3 linear feet)
- Subject Series A, 1970-1978 (2 linear feet)
- Chronologrocal Series, 1971-1978 (3 linear feet)
- Subject Series B, 1965-1978 (1 linear foot)
Negative Series, 1960-1978
Physical Description: 3 l.f. approximating 3000 strips of 35 mm black and white film, 100 2x2 and 4x5 black and white film.
Scope & Content
The Negative Series, consisting of approximately 3000 strips of 35 mm negatives, is arranged numerically by photographer-assigned
numbers labeled on each negative strip. The series also includes approximately 100 2x2 and 4x5 format negatives, located
in Box 14. The subjects include buildings, events, faculty, and students.
Subject Series A, 1960-1979
Physical Description: 2 l.f. approximating 800 8x10 black and white gelatin silver photographs
Scope & Content
Subject Print Series A consists of approximately 800 8x10 black & white prints, arranged alphabetically by subject. Subjects
include buildings, campus views, events, and student life.
Chronological Series, 1971-78
Physical Description: 3 l.f. of approximately 1500 8x10 b&w gelatin silver prints
Scope & Content
The Chron Series consists of approximately 1500 8x10 b&w images arranged chronologically from March, 1971 to November, 1978.
The series includes photographic work taken of people, places and things, for University publications and other purposes.
Subject Series B, 1970-77
Physical Description: Approximately 300 B&W gelatin silver prints
Scope & Content
Subject Series B consists of approximately 300 b&w 8x10 photographs, arranged alphabetically by subject. The majority of the
collection are photographs of buildings on campus.
