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Ernesto Edwards photograph collection, 1960-2006
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Edwards, Ernesto.
- Title
- Ernesto Edwards photograph collection
- Dates
- 1960-2006 (inclusive)19602006
- Quantity
- 1 box, (0.5 linear feet)
- Collection Number
- UUS_P0588
- Summary
- The Ernesto Edwards photograph collection consists of 269 photographs and negatives mostly originating from the 1960s and 1970s. Photographs from this collection document recreational trips to Utah, Yosemite National Park, and to the California Bay area. Other images display Beat art paintings and popular figures such as painters Nemi Frost, Tom Field and Russel Fitzgerald, poets Marylin Hackerm, Tom McNeil, Lewis Ellingham, Robert Creeley, Allen Ginsberg, and Joanne Kyger. The collection also includes artistic images taken by Joe Ketola which focus on human nature and excesses.
- Repository
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Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu - Access Restrictions
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No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Ernesto Edwards was born in Salt Lake City UT, in 1933. After graduating from the University of Utah in 1962, he visited California and came in contact with the Beat movement and poets Lewis Ellingham and Gail Chugg. After deciding to move to the Bay area, Edwards developed an interest in collage. Edwards made collage works throughout the 1960s while also writing poetry. The majority of Edwards’ paintings feature human beings and animals.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The 269 photographs and negatives in this collection are divided into thirteen folders organized into three categories: recreational trips, Beat Movement paintings, and Photos of Beat Artists and Authors. The Ernesto Edwards Photograph Collection contains a variety of items displaying important elements of the Beat movement. The images provide insights into the California Bay area's artistic vitality during the Beat movement.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Ernesto Edwards Photographs must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Preferred Citation
Initial Citation: USU_P0588; Ernesto Edwards Photographs; Photograph Collections Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.
Following Citations:USU_P0588, USUSCA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Recreational Trips, 2005-2006Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folder 1,2,4
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | 1:01:01-02: Lewis Ellingham at Pt. Cabrillo, Thanksgiving 2005 |
November 2005 |
| 1 | 1 | 1:01:03: Letter from Lewis Ellingham to Ernesto Edwards |
June 15 2006 |
| 1 | 1 | 1:01:04-40: Trip to Utah |
June 12 2006 |
| 1 | 2 | 1:02:01-41: Photos of Bay area |
1974 January 04 |
| 1 | 2 | 1:02:42-43: Paintings |
undated |
| 1 | 2 | 1:02:45: Jack Boyce, Yosemite Series (Negatives) |
1965 |
Art Paintings, 1970s-1980sReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folders 3,10, and 13
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 3 | 1:03:01-02: Frank and Shevy |
1978 |
| 1 | 3 | 1:03:03-07: Kali Flower |
1982 |
| 1 | 3 | 1:03:08: Red Queen II |
1978 |
| 1 | 3 | 1:03:13: Aids Quilt |
1988 |
| 1 | 3 | 1:03:17: Pig I |
1978 |
| 1 | 3 | 1:03:18: Mother, by Tom Field |
1983 |
| 1 | 10 | 1:10:01: Portrait: Candy Darling, 48"x48" Acrylic on Canvas |
undated |
| 1 | 10 | 1:13:01-29: Negatives of Paintings |
undated |
Beat Artists and Authors, 1970s-2000sReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folders 4,5,6,7,8,9,11, and 12
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 4 | 1:04:01-11: Unidentified individuals |
1960s-1980s |
| 1 | 4 | 1:04:12: Ernesto and Nemi Frost |
undated |
| 1 | 4 | 1:04:17: The Kilgore(?) Family |
December 2004 |
| 1 | 5 | 1:05:03: Robert Duncan |
undated |
| 1 | 5 | 1:05:03: Helen Addams |
undated |
| 1 | 5 | 1:05:10: Stinson |
1963 |
| 1 | 5 | 1:05:14: H. Addams |
undated |
| 1 | 5 | 1:05:18-21: Russel Fitzgerald |
1973 |
| 1 | 6 | 1:06:01-03: Tom Field |
1990 circa |
| 1 | 6 | 1:06:01-03: Tom Field |
1990 circa |
| 1 | 7 | 1:07:01-06: Ernesto Edwards |
1970s-2000s |
| 1 | 8 | 1:08:02: Marilyn Hacker |
1968 |
| 1 | 8 | 1:08:03: Tom McNeil |
undated |
| 1 | 9 | 1:09:01: Letter to Lewis Ellingham |
June 6 1973 |
| 1 | 9 | 1:09:02-03: Robert Creeley |
1973 |
| 1 | 9 | 1:09:04: Allen Ginsberg |
June 1973 |
| 1 | 9 | 1:09:05: Joanne Kyger |
undated |
| 1 | 9 | 1:09:07: Russell Fitzgerald |
undated |
| 1 | 11 | 1:11:01-02: Frank Ross |
undated |
| 1 | 11 | 1:11:03-11: Photographs taken by Joe Ketola |
undated |
| 1 | 12 | 1:12:01-68: Album of Beat Poets at a Party. One image of Joanne Kyger holding book, "The Dharma Committee" |
1980-1989 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Beat generation--History--Sources.
- Beat generation--Photographs.
Personal Names
- Edwards, Ernesto--Photographs.
Finding aid/Register created by Olga Casaretti
2015
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