Photobooks and Photographs

(Ports) Photographic Portfolios

Description

Collections of twentieth-century original photographs, primarily American. The collection contains both photographs issued as collections, and artificial collections of photographs, assembled locally.

Status

Uncataloged.

Arrangement

Boxed, arranged by photographer.

Size

49 containers.

Access

The only access to the collection is through a list arranged by photographer in a notebook at the Reading Room desk.

Provenance

Each portfolio has a different provenance.

(Scuba) Alan Scuba Photobook Collection

Description

Modern photo-illustrated books, published primarily in the United States.

Status

Uncataloged.

Arrangement

Alphabetically by photographer within four accession groups.

Size

79 shelves (4582 titles).

Access

Access to Parts 1-4 is provided by a list arranged alphabetically by photographer. The list is in electronic form, and a printout is kept in a notebook in the Reading Room

Provenance

Purchased from Alan Scuba in 1992.

(Tippit) David H. Tippit Photobook Collection

Description

Twentieth-century photo-illustrated books.

Status

Mostly cataloged.

Arrangement

By locally assigned call numbers.

Size

136 shelves

Access

There is a computerized list, made accessible as a print-out at the Reading Room desk. This list is broken down into three parts which are also available as Pdf files and can be accessed by clicking on the following links:

This collection has no cards in the Special Collections Main Entry File. Many of the photobooks have online records in Chinook (University Libraries' online catalog). Recent additions to the collection may have online records only.

Provenance

Initially purchased from David H. Tippit in August, 1991. It continues to be augmented by purchases and additional gifts.