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The National Press Photographers Association Clip Contest collection, 1979-1988

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Wadsworth, Nelson B., 1930- donor.
Title
The National Press Photographers Association Clip Contest collection
Dates
1979-1988 (inclusive)
Quantity
10 boxes, (7.5 linear ft.)
Collection Number
UUS_P0136
Summary
970 photographic images (and 5 cartoons) from the National Press Photographers Association's national clip contest. Included are various regional and national contest winners, many of whom received their training at Utah State University and worked at one time for local newspapers (such as Dan Miller and Peter Schropp). Although there are some photos from Canada, Haiti, and Honduras, most of the images are from Utah and the rest are from Idaho, Kansas, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana. The images are mostly human interest and include sports, politics, accidents, recreation, fires, rodeos, education, policemen, natural disasters, and community events. Especially notable are several images of the 1983 Thistle, Utah, mudslide.
Repository
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
Restrictions

Open to public research.

Languages
English.
Sponsor
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
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Content Description

This photograph collection consists of 975 images (5 of which are cartoons) of the National Press Photographers Association's national clip contest. Included are various regional and national contest winners, many of whom received their training at Utah State University and worked at one time for local newspapers (such as Dan Miller and Peter Schropp). Although there are some photos from Canada, Haiti, and Honduras, most of the images are from Utah and the rest are from Idaho, Kansas, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana. The images are mostly human interest and include sports, politics, accidents, recreation, fires, rodeos, education, natural disasters, and community events.

The photographs range in size from 5x7 through 11x14. They are primarily black and white, glossy prints. Sometimes more information is located on the verso side of the image.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright

Copyright for these images is held by either the original photographer or the newspaper in which the image appeared. Permission for exhibition, publication, and/or commercial use must be obtained from the copyright holder

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Utah State University Libraries, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.

Permission to publish material from the The National Press Photographers Association Clip Contest collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

The National Press Photographers Association Clip Contest collection, 1979-1988. (P0136). Utah State University. Special Collections & Archives Department.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The photographs in this collection have been organized alphabetically by photographer when the photographer's name was available. Photographs that were not identified by photographer have, as far as possible, been organized topically.

Acquisition Information

This collection was donated to Utah State University Special Collections and Archives by former USU communications professor Nelson Wadsworth on May 5, 1997.

Processing Note

Register completed by Emily Allen Monson, August 1997, and revised by Brent Haslam, March 2008.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List

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Subject Terms

  • Accidents--West (U.S.)--Photographs.
  • Mudslides--Utah--Photographs.
  • Olympics--Photographs.
  • Photojournalism--Colorado.
  • Photojournalism--Idaho.
  • Photojournalism--Utah.
  • Police--West (U.S.)--Photographs.
  • Politicians--West (U.S.)--Photographs.
  • Recreation--West (U.S.)--Photographs.
  • Sports--West (U.S.)--Photographs.

Personal Names

  • Miller, Dan, 1954---Photographs.
  • Schropp, Peter--Photographs.

Corporate Names

  • National Press Photographers Association (U.S.)

Geographical Names

  • Thistle (Utah)--Photographs.
  • West (U.S.)--Photographs.

Finding aid created by Emily Allen Monson, August 1997, and revised by Brent Haslam, March 2008.
2008

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