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COLLECTION Identifier: MS Am 3177

Carl Chiarenza papers

Overview

Teaching, exhibition, personal, and photography papers and audiovisual material of American photographer and teacher, Carl Chiarenza.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1950-2021

Creator

Language of Materials

Material is in English.

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.

This collection/a portion of this collection is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. Retrieval requires advance notice. Readers should check with Houghton Public Services staff to determine what material is offsite and retrieval policies and times.

Extent

85 linear feet (72 boxes)

Collection includes compositions, correspondence, research files, records of conferences, exhibitions, and auctions, teaching files, posters, audiovisual recordings, and publications by and about Carl Chiarenza.

Biographical / Historical

Born in 1935 in Rochester NY, Chiarenza is a photographer as well as Fanny Knapp Allen Professor Emeritus of Art History and Artist-in-Residence at the University of Rochester.

Arrangement

The contents of the materials are loosely arranged into various series: Compositions; Conferences; Correspondence; Exhibitions, museums, and galleries; Grants; Letters of Recommendation; Personal papers; Photography files; Printed material; Teaching; Audio and visual material; and Miscellaneous files.

Contents are described at the box level.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Special equipment or surrogate required; consult Houghton staff.

Physical Location

Harvard Depository

Immediate Source of Acquisition

2001M-59. Gift of Carl Chiarenza, 2002. 2011M-25. Gift of Carl Chiarenza, 2011. 2022M-42. Gift of Carl Chiarenza, 2022.

Separated Materials

Born-digital material has been separated: Am3177BD

General note

Includes audiovisual and/or digital media: DVDs and audiovisiual tapes.

Processing Information

Minimally processed, Adrien Hilton, 2018.

Title
Chiarenza, Carl. Carl Chiarenza papers, circa 1950-2021 (MS Am 3177): Guide.
Status
completed
Author
Houghton Library, Harvard University.
Date
May 14, 2018
Description rules
dacs
Language of description
eng
EAD ID
hou02933

Repository Details

Part of the Houghton Library Repository

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