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Jay Fox photograph collection, circa 1900-1970
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Fox, Jay, 1870-1961
- Title
- Jay Fox photograph collection
- Dates
- circa 1900-1970 (inclusive)19001970
- Quantity
- 530 photographic prints
- Collection Number
- PH0189
- Summary
- Photographs from collection of an editor and member of the utopian Home Colony
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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The collection is open to the public.
- Additional Reference Guides
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Jay Fox was born in 1870 and died in 1961. Fox edited the Agitator and Discontent, Mother of Progress , published at Home Colony, a utopian colony in Kitsap County, Washington. Cora, his second wife, was Danish and an artist who painted china plates. Cora died in 1966.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection consists primarily of family snapshots, some in Washington (?), others in Scandinavia. Folder 2 contains one postcard of Jay Fox in a printing office with a printing press to the left; and one postcard of a picnic at Home showing a woman in wheelchair. Images date from the early 20th century to possibly the 1950s-1960s.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Fox, Jay, 870-1961--Archives
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
