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Patricia and Richard Shirk Collection of Photographs
MS 118
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Title: Patricia and Richard Shirk collection of photographs
Bulk Dates: 1865-1992
Collection number: MS 118
Collector:
Shirk, Patricia
Collector:
Shirk, Richard
Collection Size:
13 flats
Repository:
University of California, Santa Cruz. University Library.
Special Collections and Archives
Santa Cruz, California 95064
Abstract: Black and white photographs of various sizes, mounted and unmounted.
Physical location: Stored in Special Collections & Archives: Advance notice is required for access to the papers.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection open for research.
Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and
their heirs. For permission to publish or to reproduce the material, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
Patricia and Richard Shirk collection of photographs. MS 118. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University
of
California, Santa Cruz.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection includes photographic prints from several prominent photographers noted for their contributions to the history
of photography. The photographs range from 1865 to 1992 and were collected by Patricia and Richard Shirk.
The photographs are from the following artists: Ansel Adams, Eugene Atget, Bill Brandt, Harry M. Callahan, Julia Margaret
Cameron, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Imogene Cunningham, Frederick H. Evans, Michael Kenna, Andre Kertesz, Aaron Siskind, Frank
M. Sutcliffe, Brett Weston, Edward Weston, and Neil Weston.
Prints are in various sizes and mediums including: albumen, carbon, platinum, and silver gelatin.
Items in the collection are arranged by size.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Photography, Artistic.
Books have been separated from the collection and cataloged separately.