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Irwin Nash Photographs of Yakima Valley Migrant Labor, 1967-1976

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Nash, Irwin.
Title
Irwin Nash Photographs of Yakima Valley Migrant Labor
Dates
1967-1976 (inclusive)
Quantity
8 boxes, (319 contact sheets and negative rolls)
Collection Number
PC 89 (collection)
Summary
The collection consists primarily of black and white contact prints depicting migrant labor and life in Washington's Yakima Valley between 1967 and 1976. Photos were taken by Irwin Nash, a Seattle-based commercial photographer.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection is open and available for research use.

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Irwin Nash is a commercial photographer who resided in Seattle as of 1991. He engaged in a photography project in the 1960s and 1970s to document the life experiences of Chicano migrant laborers in the Yakima Valley in Washington State.

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Content Description

The collection consists primarily of 319 black and white contact prints, with approximately 9500 images, depicting migrant labor and life in Washington's Yakima Valley between 1967 and 1976.

MASC staff utilized descriptions provided by Nash, but enhanced the information and arranged the contact sheets so that most places and subjects were brought together.

Note: The numbering of the contact sheets and the negatives does not line up, and so the negative sheet numbers are included parenthetically with the description for each positive contact sheet. In case of error, check the back of each contact sheet for the negative numbers written there.

Each contact sheet (or sets of sheets) usually has about 20 to 36 different images. Identified images are listed below, but may not be complete.

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Use of the Collection

Alternative Forms Available

All of the images from this collection have been digitized and can be found online in the Irwin Nash Digital Collection.

Restrictions on Use

The purchase of these photographs by MASC, directly from Irwin Nash, included copyright and all literary and intellectual property rights.

Preferred Citation

[Item description]

Irwin Nash Photographs of Yakima Valley Migrant Labor, 1967-1976 (PC 89)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is organized by format: prints, negatives, contact prints (the bulk of the images), and sheets of 35 mm negative strips that correspond to the contact print sheets.

Acquisition Information

The Irwin Nash Photographs were purchased directly from Irwin Nash in April of 1991 for $5950, which included funds from the Office of the President and from the College of Science and Arts. The purchase included copyright and all literary and intellectual property rights. The collection came to MASC as 319 rolls of 35 mm film, from which contact sheets were created.

Processing Note

This guide to the collection was created in 2006 by Ryli Clark and Trevor James Bond.

Related Materials

Irwin Nash oral history interview, 1991 (Cage 718)

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Agricultural laborers -- Washington (State) -- Yakima River Valley -- Photographs
  • Mexican American migrant agricultural laborers -- Washington (State) -- Yakima River Valley -- Photographs
  • Mexican Americans -- Washington (State) -- Yakima River Valley -- Photographs
  • Migrant agricultural laborers -- Washington (State) -- Yakima River Valley -- Photographs

Personal Names

  • Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993 -- Photographs
  • Nash, Irwin -- Archives

Finding aid prepared by Ryli Clark and Trevor James Bond.
2016

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