Harvard University News Office photographs: portraits and subjects, approximately 1975-1989
Overview
The Harvard University News Office was established in 1919. The first photographer was hired in 1943. Photographs of faculty, staff, students, alumni, and visitors to the University, as well as University buildings and campus life. Photographs are chiefly black-and-white 35mm photographic negatives. Other formats are contact sheets and enlargements.
Dates
- Creation: 1975-1989
Creator
- Harvard University. News Office (Organization)
Physical Description
Extent is approximate.
Researcher Access
The photographs are open for research. Negatives may require special handling.
Extent
1.7 cubic feet5 boxes
Photographs of faculty, staff, students, alumni, and visitors to the University, as well as University buildings and campus life. University events and activities include alumni activities, fund-raising events, Medical Area Total Energy Plant (MATEP), MBTA Red Line construction, conferences and lectures at the Graduate School of Education and the Kennedy School of Government. Photographs are chiefly black-and-white 35mm photographic negatives. Other formats are contact sheets and enlargements.
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.
Photographers
The photographs were probably taken by Rick Stafford, Joe Wrinn and Jane Reed.
Arrangement
The images are grouped in the following categories:
- Portraits identified by group
- Portraits identified by name
- Subjects identified by building, school, location, topic, or event
Acquisition Information
Accession 11923, transferred to the Harvard University Archives from the News Office, 7 March 1990.
General note
This document last updated 2021 August 04.
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 1975-1989: an inventory
- Author
- Harvard University Archives
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hua43013
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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