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)
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.
Records stored off site; advance notice required for use.
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Records stored off site; advance notice required for use.
Creator's copyrights rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Donor: Estate of Joy Spurr, April 18, 2014.
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
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
Pamphlets, itineraries, maps, travel documents, and notes.
Travel locations include: Ethiopia, Spain, India, Peru, Iran, Greece, Mongolia, Cuba, Japan, Norway, and Turkey.
Slides on trips to Argentina, Iceland, Antarctica, Indonesia, Madagascar, Australia, Ethiopia, Alaska, and Central Asia.
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.
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
3 carousel slide trays: Mushroom presentation (part of "Introduction to Mushrooms"), "Scenes of Geology throughout the World", and Madagascar presentation; and container of keys
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.
Slides on Birds (A-G)
Slides on Birds (G-P)
Slides on Birds (P-W) , Mammals (A-B)
Slides on Birds (B-F)
12 drawers of slides on mushrooms, animals, insects, plants, and sites.