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Joy Spurr photographs, circa 1960-2009

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Spurr, Joy 1919-2009
Title
Joy Spurr photographs
Dates
circa 1960-2009 (inclusive)
Quantity
7 record cartons containing slide pages, slide boxes, and paperwork; 4 flat boxes containing slides; 1 shoebox of negatives and slides; 1 slide cabinet containing 12 drawers
Collection Number
PH2016-100
Summary
Slides, photographs, and documents on Joy Spurr's study of wildlife and trips to various countries
Repository
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

Open to all users.

Records stored off site; advance notice required for use.

Request at UW

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Joy Margaret Spurr (1919-2009) was a professional photographer who ran the company NatureView Photo. She photographed all over the world and was an author and lecturer. She moved to Seattle in 1940 and later moved to Issaquah in 1988. She was a member of the Woodland Park Zoological Society, Puget Sound Mycological Society, the Arboretum Foundation, Evergreen Rock Club and Issaquah Rock Center. (http://www.memorialobituaries.com/memorials/memorials_print.cgi?memid=200911)

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Content Description

Slides of nature photography by Joy Spurr and related paperwork from photography trips. Images include wildlife, mushrooms, rocks, insects, amphibians, and some personal photographs of Spurr and her husband. Locations include the western, southwestern and plain states in the United States, as well as South American, African, and Asian countries.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Creator's copyrights rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

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Administrative Information

Preservation Note

Records stored off site; advance notice required for use.

Acquisition Information

Donor: Estate of Joy Spurr, April 18, 2014.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

  • Description: Joy Spurr documents

    Biographical information on Joy Spurr, nature photography by Roger and Joy Spurr, lecture notes, articles, and miscellaneous.

    Presentation slides: "Introduction to Mushrooms" with presentation notes

    Dates: 1960-2000
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Joy Spurr and trips

    Published articles written by Joy Spurr, pamphlets, articles, and handbooks about wildflowers, mushrooms, and plants.

    Also include slides and documents on trips to Europe, Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Arctic, 1992-1995

    Dates: 1960-2000
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Travel documents

    Pamphlets, itineraries, maps, travel documents, and notes.

    Travel locations include: Ethiopia, Spain, India, Peru, Iran, Greece, Mongolia, Cuba, Japan, Norway, and Turkey.

    Dates: 1994-2004
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: Slides of trips

    Slides on trips to Argentina, Iceland, Antarctica, Indonesia, Madagascar, Australia, Ethiopia, Alaska, and Central Asia.

    Dates: 1970-1995
    Container: Box 4
  • Description: Slides and Travel documents

    Slides on trips to Turkey, Spain, Peru, Greece, Norway, Japan, Cuba, Russia, Netherlands, Mongolia, and Cambodia

    Travel documents, itineraries, and maps on trips to Brazil, Alaska, Baja California, Ecuador, and Kenya.

    Dates: 1962-2000
    Container: Box 5
  • Description: Travel documents

    Travel documents, itineraries, articles, handbooks, and maps.

    Travel locations include: Argentina, Thailand, Nepal, Madagascar, Costa Rica, Austria, Mexico, Alaska, Guatemala, Chile, England, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Antarctica

    Dates: 1979-1991
    Container: Box 6
  • Description: Slides and Miscellaneous

    3 carousel slide trays: Mushroom presentation (part of "Introduction to Mushrooms"), "Scenes of Geology throughout the World", and Madagascar presentation; and container of keys

    Dates: 1970-1990
    Container: Box 7
  • Description: Slides and Negatives

    Negatives of plants, landscapes of the pacific northwest, a collection of negatives on Clematis, reference cards for negatives, and two containers of slides.

    Photographed by Roger and Joy Spurr.

    Dates: 1960-2000
    Container: Box 8
  • Description: Slides: Birds

    Slides on Birds (A-G)

    Dates: 1970-1990
    Container: Box 9
  • Description: Slides: Birds

    Slides on Birds (G-P)

    Dates: 1970-1990
    Container: Box 10
  • Description: Slides: Birds and Mammals

    Slides on Birds (P-W) , Mammals (A-B)

    Dates: 1970-1990
    Container: Box 11
  • Description: Slides: Mammals

    Slides on Birds (B-F)

    Dates: 1970-1990
    Container: Box 12
  • Description: Slide cabinet

    12 drawers of slides on mushrooms, animals, insects, plants, and sites.

    Container: Case:oversize 13

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Subject Terms

  • Birds--Photographs
  • Mammals--Photographs
  • Mushrooms--Photographs
  • Plants--Northwest, Pacific--Photographs

Personal Names

  • Spurr, Joy--Archives
  • Spurr, Joy--Family--Photographs
  • Spurr, Joy--Photographs
  • Spurr, Joy--Travel--Photographs
  • Spurr, Roger--photographs

Geographical Names

  • Asia--Photographs
  • Europe--Photographs
  • Iceland--Photographs
  • South America--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographic prints
  • Photographs
  • Records (Documents)
  • Slides (photographs)

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Spurr, Roger, (photographer)

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Subject Terms

  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
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