Call Number:

PH-02632

Collection Name:

Richard Lee Adams Photography Collection

Creator:

No. of Items:

3 boxes (587 items)

Span Dates:

circa 1900-2014 (bulk 1935-1945)

Description:

Five hundred and eighty-seven photographs, a small leather notebook, and a small group of manuscript materials, dating from circa 1900-2014, document the personal life of photographer Richard Lee Adams (American, 1908-1965). The photographs are primarily family portraits and snapshots taken by Adams between 1935 and 1945 in New York City and in Lubbock, Texas. Subjects include his wife, Lucy, and their children, Donovan and Lucia; his parents; and extended family members. Other photographs are of artworks and furniture created by Adams during the 1950s and 1960s. See finding aid for detailed information.

Accession No(s):

Approximately 300 photographs by Richard Lee Adams, many of them family snapshots.; Gift of Lucia Adams, 2014 (14-12-012-G).; Year:lot 2014:0024 assigned to collection, but numbers have not been added to prints. MAH 4/25/2019

Finding Aid URL:

https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/fasearch/findingAid.cfm?eadid=01146

Location(s):

Adams, R.L., Box 1; Box 2; Box 3
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