Finding Aid for the Nancy Jo Fostvedt Tice Bloom Collection of Family Photographs by Will Connell, 1933-1946
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UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Nancy Jo Fostvedt Tice Bloom Collection of Family Photographs by Will Connell,
Date (inclusive): 1933-1946
Collection number: 2105
Creator: Bloom, Nancy Jo Fostvedt Tice, 1933-
Extent: 1 oversize box
Abstract: Opal Weimer Fostvedt Tice (ca. 1900-1978) was a member of the Los Angeles art community and often a model for photographers
in the group. Will Connell (1898-1961) was a self taught photographer (1920s). He opened a studio in downtown Los Angeles,
exhibited in Pictorialist exhibits, and was a member of the Camera Pictorialist. In 1931, he started a 30-year teaching career
at Art Center College of Design. He also worked for movie studios and magazines, did commercial photography, and was one of
the first photojournalists. The collection consists of photographs or portraits of Opal Weimer Fostvedt Tice and her family
taken by Will Connell. Subjects include other Fostvedt Family members, Connell Family members, and various friends.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library,
Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of
the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC
Regents do not hold the copyright.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Jo Tice Bloom, 1981.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Nancy Jo Fostvedt Tice Bloom Collection of Family Photographs by Will Connell (Collection 2105).
Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
Biography
Opal Weimer Fostvedt Tice was born in Portland, Oregon, ca. 1900; married Willaim C. Fostvedt (1926), divorced and married
Fred A. Tice (1943); was a member of the Los Angeles art community and often a model for photographers in the group; died
ca. 1978.
William C. Fostvedt was born in Olso, Norway, 1902; migrated to U.S., 1907; was a banker; died in Los Angeles, 1964.
Nancy Jo Fostvedt Tice Bloom, daughter of Opal and William, was born in Los Angeles, California, 1933.
Cynthia S. Tice, daughter of Opal and William, was born in Los Angeles, California, 1937.
Will Connell was born in McPherson, Kansas, 1898; became a self taught photographer (1920s) and opened a studio in downtown
Los Angeles; exhibited in Pictorialist exhibits and was a member of the Camera Pictorialist; started 30-year teaching career
at Art Center College of Design (1931); closed his Los Angeles studio and did jobs for movie studios and magazines as well
as commercial photography; one of the first photojournalists, he illustrated articles for
Colliers and
The Saturday evening post; produced 3 photography books and wrote a monthly column for
U.S. Camera entitled, “Counsel by Connell”; died 1961.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of photographs or portraits of Opal Weimer Fostvedt Tice and her family taken by Will Connell. Includes
photographs of Cynthia Tice taken to illustrate an article about war orphans in the October 10, 1942 issue of
The Saturday evening post. Subjects include other Fostvedt Family members, Connell Family members, and various friends.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Connell, Will, 1898-1961.
Fostvedt-Tice family--Archives.
Photographers--California--Archival resources.
Genres and Forms of Material
Photographs.
Container List
Box 1
Cabinet photographs.
Physical Description: (Mounted, 16.5 × 11cm.)
Creator/Collector: by “Connell Swell Photographer 423 So. Rampart Los Angeles”
Box 1
2. Opan and William Fostvedt.
n.d.
Box 1
3. Margaret Hilda.
1906-1936
Box 1
4. William Fostvedt.
n.d.
Box 1
5. Will Jr. and Samantha Connell.
n.d.
Box 1
6. Portrait of Connell family: Will, Grace, Will Jr., and Samantha.
1946
Scope and Content Note
Verso: “Hapy New Year 1946.” Mount: “Will Connell Swell Photographer 355 No. Berendo Los Angeles.”
Box 1
Unmounted photographs.
1942
Physical Description: (Approximately 25 × 20.5cm.)
Note
Photographs 1-6 were taken in September 1942 for an article in the
Saturday Evening Post, October 10, 1942, p.20.
Box 1
1-5. Cynthia Fostvedt. Various poses of the little girl crying.
Box 1
6. Cynthia Fostvedt. Photograph used to illustrate article.
Box 1
7. Nancy Fostvedt.
1937
Physical Description: (24.7 × 19.7cm.)
Box 1
Saturday Evening Post.
October 10, 1942
Scope and Content Note
Will Connell's photographs illustrate a story on war orphans.
Box 1
Oversize photograph.
Physical Description: (Mounted, 45.8 × 35.7, unless otherwise noted)
Box 1
1-2. Opal Fostvedt and sleeping baby Nancy.
1933
Physical Description: (2 copies, duplicates)
Box 1
3-4. Nancy on Opal's shoulder.
1933
Physical Description: (2 photographs, different views)
Box 1
5. Opal wearing necklace and holding Nancy.
1933
Box 1
6. Opal holding Nancy in the air.
1933
Box 1
7. William, Nancy, and Opal Fostvedt.
1933
Box 1
8. Nancy, William, and Opal Fostvedt.
1933
Box 1
9. Dr. Carl Fisher and Nancy.
1933
Box 1
10-11. “To Grandma Weimer from Nancy. June 7, 1934.”.
1934
Physical Description: ([Mat trimmed: 42 × 35.7cm., and damaged] 2 copies, duplicate)
Box 1
12. Nancy Fostvedt.
1934
Physical Description: (Outdoor photograph)
Box 1
13-14. Nancy, right profile.
1934
Box 1
16-17. Nancy smiling.
1934
Physical Description: (2 photographs, different views)
Box 1
18. Nancy crawling on grass.
1934
Box 1
19. Opal, Nancy, William Fostvedt, and dog Buddy.
1934
Box 1
20. Budd Frankenfield and Nancy.
1934
Box 1
21. Mable Williams Frankenfield and Nancy.
1934
Box 1
22. Nancy sitting in front of fireplace.
1934
Box 1
21-24. “Opal”.
1936
Physical Description: (2 copies, duplicates, #24 untitled)
Box 1
25. “Opal Fostvedt”.
1936
Box 1
26. “Cyndy, Opal, Nancy Fostvedt, Feb. 1, 1941”.
1941
Box 1
27. “Cyndy & Nancy Fostvedt, January 1941”.
1941
Box 1
28. “Bill”. Portrait of Will Connell, Jr.
1937
