Scope and Contents
Includes images, primarily photographs, of John Updike as a child and an adult, in both professional and private moments. Also includes his family and others. Formats include: color, black and white, portraits, contact sheets, group portraits, snapshots, photographs, photographic Christmas cards, slides, negatives, a photographic postcard, photomechanical prints, printed material with images, diffusion transfer prints, and photocopies.
Dates
- Creation: 1940-2009
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to a majority of this material.
A majority of this collection is shelved offsite. Retrieval requires advance notice. Check with Houghton Public Services staff.
Access to items (359) - (387), (780a), (5434), and (7392) - (7395) is restricted until 2029 October 1. Consult curatorial staff. No copying including photography of restricted items is allowed.
Born digital materials are unprocessed; use surrogate only for requests to see physical media carrier. Consult Houghton Technical Services staff.
Extent
305 linear feet (384 boxes)12.65904 Gigabytes
Arrangement
Organized into the following sub-series:
- A. Childhood images, by title
- B. Images, by date
- C. Images of John Updike as an adult, by photographer
- D. Images of John Updike as an adult, by title
- E. Other images
Physical Location
b, pf, vault Harvard Depository
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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