Norman Thomas photograph collection, circa 1948-1964, bulk 1958-1964
Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Thomas, Norman
- Extent:
- 3.2 linear feet (8 document boxes)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Norman Thomas photograph collection. Bernath Mss 97. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains several thousand black and white prints and negatives, taken by photojournalist Norman Thomas, who was based in New Orleans in the late 1950s to early 1960s. The largest number of photos are from Mexico, with British Honduras, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Nicaragua, and Panama also represented. Included are many images of people in everyday life, street and market scenes, factories, events and parades, and overhead views of villages and cities. There also is an earlier series of photos from the 1948 Nahanni Expedition to northern Canada, and some U.S. photos, including Cape Canaveral, Florida, and a Navajo Reservation Health Program. There is some accompanying documentation for the photos, but not captions for each image.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchase, 2004.
- Physical location:
- The collection is located at the Southern Regional Library (SRLF).
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Indian reservations -- United States -- Pictorial works
Photographs - Names:
- Thomas, Norman
- Places:
- Mexico -- Pictorial works
Belize -- Pictorial works
Costa Rica -- Pictorial works
Dominican Republic -- Pictorial works
El Salvador -- Pictorial works
Guatemala -- Pictorial works
Jamaica -- Pictorial works
Nicaragua -- Pictorial works
Panama -- Pictorial works
Canada -- Pictorial works
Cape Canaveral (Fla.) -- Pictorial works
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is stored offsite. Advance notice is required for retrieval.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
- Preferred citation:
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Norman Thomas photograph collection. Bernath Mss 97. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Location of this collection:
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UC Santa Barbara LibrarySanta Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-3062