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Joyce Collins Friday Harbor photographs, 1928
Overview of the Collection
- Photographer
- Collins, Joyce, 1900-1984
- Title
- Joyce Collins Friday Harbor photographs
- Dates
- 1928 (inclusive)19281928
- Quantity
- 6 photographic prints (1 folder)
- Collection Number
- PH0714
- Summary
- Photographs of a summer program from 1928 taken at Friday Harbor Laboratories, San Juan Island, Washington
- 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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Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries’ Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Joyce Collins (1900-1984) was born Joyce Mildred Hazleton on November 24, 1900 in Sumas, Washington. She attended the College of Puget Sound and spent the summer of 1928 attending the summer program given by the University of Washington at the University of Washington Friday Harbor Laboratories on San Juan Island, Washington.
Historical BackgroundReturn to Top
The University of Washington’s Friday Harbor Laboratories (FHL) was established as a marine biology field station in 1903 by Trevor Kincaid, an assistant professor of zoology at the UW. The station was founded as a summer program for high school and college teachers. Courses in zoology, biology, botany and other topics were offered.
The Medea was a glass bottom boat used as a research vessel owned by Captain Louie Scribner and was used at the FHL for transporting students, collecting expeditions and dredging.
After relocating the facility numerous times on San Juan Island from 1904 to 1910, the program finally settled on the unused 484-acre military reservation at Point Caution (also Military Point). President Harding granted the military facility to the university in 1921. The FHL still occupies the site and continues to educate students in marine biology and oceanography.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection consists of photographic prints of Friday Harbor and the research boat Medea , most of which were taken by Joyce Collins during the summer of 1928.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
View the digital version of the collection
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Donor: Gwendolyn J. Rock, daughter of Joyce Collins; 1987.
Processing Note
Processed by Maya Foo, 2005.
Bibliography
Mills, Claudia E., et. al. Historical Centennial Timeline for the University of Washington’s Friday Harbor Laboratories 1903-2005. November 2004. 13 October 2005.
Oldham, Kit. University of Washington’s first marine sciences summer session, forerunner of Friday Harbor Laboratories, begins in June 1904. October 2005. 13 October 2005.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folder | item | ||
| 1 | 1 | Friday Harbor, Washington | 1928 |
| 1 | 2 | Boats in bay at Friday Harbor | 1928 |
| 1 | 3 | Students on porch at the Friday Harbor Laboratory building | 1928 |
| 1 | 4 | The Medea research vessel | 1928 |
| 1 | 5 | The Medea docked at a harbor | 1928 |
| 1 | 6 | The Medea in Puget Sound | 1928 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Corporate Names
- Friday Harbor Laboratories (Wash.)--Buildings--Photographs
Geographical Names
- Friday Harbor (Wash. : Bay)--Photographs
- Friday Harbor (Wash.)--Photographs
