Albert George Brain photograph collection

Albert George Brain photograph collection, 1940s-1970s

Overview of the Collection

Collector: Brain family
Title: Albert George Brain photograph collection
Dates: 1940s-1970s (inclusive)
19401979
Quantity: 79 photographs
Collection Number: P0503
Summary: The Albert George Brain photograph collection contains photographs of Albert G. Brain involvement as a camera operator and photographer in the news industry. The collection also contains pictures of celebrities and politicians.
Repository: University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions: Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Languages: English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Images in this collection document the involvement of Albert G. Brain in the news industry as a television camera operator and photographer. Included are portraits of Al Brain, pictures of celebrities, and images of politicians.

Folders 8-11 were added to the collection in December 1999. The addendum includes 39 photographs, 38 black and white, and 1 color.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Collection contains one addednum.

Processing Note

Processed by Alison Christensen, Dale Larsen in 1999 and by Alison Christensen, Kristi Pace, Ashley Arave in 2004.

Separated Materials

Audio-visual materials were transferred to the Albert George Brain audio-visual collection (A0354).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Portraits, Celebrities, Politicians, and MiscellaneousReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
1	1	Al Brain 1-6: Portraits and career photos
1	2	Celebrities 1: Wayne Newton 2: Pat Nixon 3: Gene Kelly 4: Henry Fonda 5: Blue Flame Speed Car, Salt Flats 6: Jimmy Stewart 7: Danny Thomas 8: Mitlon Berle 9: Jimmy Stewart 10: Mrs. Howard Taylor, mother of the bride; Eddie Fisher, groom, Elizabeth Taylor, bride, Mrs. Max Stupp, mother of the groom. 1959
1	3	Unidentified celebrities and events 1-4: Unidentified
1	4	Skipped
1	5	Sydney S. Fox 1-13: Sydney S. Fox
1	6	Politicians 1: Richard Nixon 2: Major Garn and first wife 3: Ronald and Nancy Reagan
1	7	Proof Sheets 1: Jerry Lewis Telethon 2: Utah Symphony in Berlin 3-4: Utah Symphony in Austria
1	8	Portraits 1-8: Al Brain 9-10: Al Brain and others (unidentified) 11-12: unidentified men 13-18: Al Brain 19: Al Brain receiving an Award at KCPX-Channel 4, 1973
1	9	Racing 1-2: Racing (unidentified) 3: Al Brain at Dick Simons car 4-5: Al Brain and The Blue Flame
1	10	Celebrities 1: Muhammad Ali 2: Jack Benny 3: Bob Hope 4: Jack Dempsey 5: Unidentified 6-7: Jack Dempsey 8: Unidentified 9: Colonel Sanders 10: "Matman" (Batman and Robin) (1967) 11-12: Crowds of people, Administration Building, Utah
1	11	Miscellaneous 1: Rolls Royce 2-3: Unidentified burned building

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Television camera operators

Personal Names

Brain, Albert George, 1919-

Form or Genre Terms

Photographic prints
Photographic prints--Color

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