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Barbara Richards papers, 1976-2020

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Richards, Barbara Jean, 1941-
Title
Barbara Richards papers
Dates
1976-2020 (inclusive)
Quantity
1.25 linear feet, (3 boxes)
Collection Number
ACCN 3031
Summary
The Barbara Richards papers (1976-2020) contains exhibition catalogs of her work along with student essays from her career teaching. Also included is a memoir written by Richards and a photo book. Richards was a self-taught photographer whose photographs have been exhibited and published.
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
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Biographical Note

Barbara Richards was a self-taught photographer whose photographs have been exhibited and published. Her first teaching assignments were for the School of Journalism at the University of Utah. Later, she was hired to teach photography in the Graduate School of Architecture and remained there for 25 years until retirement, as Professor Emeritus. More than 4,000 students completed one of her classes, Photographic Seeing. In 1988, she taught the University's first-ever televised course on Channel Nine.

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Content Description

The Barbara Richards papers (1976-2020) contains exhibition catalogs of her work along with student essays from her career teaching. Also included is a memoir written by Richards and a photo book including images she took during the pandemic. Box 3 primarily consists of clippings and printed ephemera related to Richard's work.

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Use of the Collection

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.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Donated by Barbara Richards in 2015, 2017, and 2020.

Processing Note

Processed by Betsey Welland in 2020.

Box 2 processed by Betsey Welland in 2024.

Box 3 processed by Gina C Giang in 2024.

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Separated Materials

Photographs have been transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P1898).

Related Materials

Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Art exhibition catalogs
    Dates: 1977-2003
    Container: Box 1, Folder 1
  • Description: Exhibition announcements for others
    Dates: 1987-1999
    Container: Box 1, Folder 2
  • Description: Student essays
    Dates: 1992-2001
    Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  • Description: General materials
    Dates: 1987; 1989
    Container: Box 1, Folder 4
  • Description: Darkroom One Life Developing: A Photographer's Memoir
    Dates: 2016
    Container: Box 2, Folder 1
  • Description: Photo book

    This photo book contains nature photography taken by Richards during the pandemic.

    Dates: 2020
    Container: Box 2, Folder 2
  • Description: Biographical information
    Container: Box 3, Folder 1
  • Description: Christ United Methodist Church (Salt Lake City, Utah)

    The Wesley Bell Ringers posters.

    Container: Box 3, Folder 2
  • Description: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)

    Includes photocopies.

    Dates: 1979-1999
    Container: Box 3, Folder 3
  • Description: Correspondence
    Dates: 1977-1996
    Container: Box 3, Folder 4
  • Description: Exhibit materials

    Titles for exhibits; SPE '97 Proposal; consignment forms; letter of agreement; and comments.

    Dates: 1982-1984
    Container: Box 3, Folder 5
  • Description: Kotilieesi
    Dates: 1986
    Container: Box 3, Folder 6
  • Description: Notes
    Container: Box 3, Folder 7
  • Description: Printed ephemera

    Includes business cards, notification cards, entry forms, pamphlets, newsletters, mailers, brochures, programs, bulletins, fliers, invitations, and leaflets.

    Dates: 1977-1999
    Container: Box 3, Folder 8
  • Description: Radio Times

    Volume 247, number 3221.

    Dates: 1985 August 10-16
    Container: Box 3, Folder 9
  • Description: Utah Arts Council

    Utah '92 : Photography juror's awards; Annual Statewide Exhibition program; and purchase form.

    Dates: 1984-2006
    Container: Box 3, Folder 10
  • Description: Utah Holiday

    Volume 5, number 14; volume 8, number 4; and Summer-Fall 1980.

    Dates: 1976, 1979-1980
    Container: Box 3, Folder 11
  • Description: Writings by Barbara Richards

    Includes artist statements.

    Dates: 1986
    Container: Box 3, Folder 12

Finding aid created by Betsey Welland.
2020 (last modified: 2024)

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