Harvard University News Office photographs, approximately 1955-1975
Overview
The Harvard University News Office was established in 1919. The first photographer was hired in 1943. Chiefly 8x10 black-and-white photographic prints of faculty, staff, students, buildings, alumni, visitors and activities.
Dates
- Creation: 1955-1975
Creator
- Harvard University. News Office (Organization)
Physical Description
Extent is approximate.
Researcher Access
The photographs are open for research.
Extent
4 cubic feet5 boxes (8 x10 photographic prints)
4 boxes (negatives)
1 folder (slides)
3 folders (3 portfolio folders)
Photographs of faculty, staff, students, buildings, alumni, visitors and activities at the University. Primarily of black and white 8x10 prints with some negatives, transparencies, contact sheets, and large photographic prints.
Photographs depict the Harvard University campus, alumni, faculty, staff, students, activities and events, including the opening of the John F. Kennedy School of Government in 1978. Images are chiefly black-and-white 8x10 prints. Included are some negatives and contact prints, and 12 35 mm. slides.
Historical note
The Harvard University News Office was established in 1919. The first photographer was hired in 1943. During the early 1970s, the News Office was placed administratively under the Office of the Vice President for Government, Community and Public Affairs. In 1994-1995, the name of the office was changed to Harvard University Office of News and Public Affairs and later was renamed Public Affairs and Communications.
Arrangement
The images are grouped in the following categories:
- Buildings
- Portraits
- Subjects
Acquisition Information
Transferred to the Harvard University Archives from the News Office. Accession 11041 received 1987 February 15.
Inventory update
This document last updated 2022 May 25.
Processing Information
This inventory was created in October 2013 by Kate Bowers from a variety of information sources. The photographs were not examined.
Titles were devised by the archivists.
Creator
- Harvard University. News Office (Organization)
- Title
- Harvard University. News Office. Harvard University News Office photographs: portraits and subjects, approximately 1955-1975: an inventory
- Author
- Harvard University Archives
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hua34013
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard University Archives Repository
Holding nearly four centuries of materials, the Harvard University Archives is the principal repository for the institutional records of Harvard University and the personal archives of Harvard faculty, as well as collections related to students, alumni, Harvard-affiliates and other associated topics. The collections document the intellectual, cultural, administrative and social life of Harvard and the influence of the University as it emerged across the globe.
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