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Mick Gidley's papers on Edward S. Curtis, 1973-2016

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Gidley, M. (Mick)
Title
Mick Gidley's papers on Edward S. Curtis
Dates
1973-2016 (inclusive)
Quantity
2.17 cubic feet (5 boxes)
Collection Number
6420 (Accession No. 6420-001)
Summary
Research materials and manuscript drafts from a scholar on the life and work of the photographer Edward Curtis
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

No restrictions on access to paper-based materials. No user access copy is available for audiocassette, VHS, or CD. Users may be able to obtain a reproduction of the media for a fee. Contact Special Collections for more information.

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Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Mick Gidley was born March 1, 1941, in England. He received a BA from the University of Manchester in 1963 and his PhD in Philosophy from the University of Sussex in 1976. Gidley taught at the University of Exeter (1971-1978) and served as the Director for the Center for American & Commonwealth Arts and Studies (1984-1995). He joined the University of Leeds as a professor of American Literature (1995-2006) and after retirement continued as Emeritus Professor of American Literature & Culture (2006-2022). Gidley authored several books and articles about the life and photography of Edward S. Curtis, including: The Vanishing Race: Selections from Edward S. Curtis's “The North American Indian,” Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian, Incorporated, and Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian Project in the Field.

Source: Curriculum vitae (in collection, box 4), University of Leeds website

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Content Description

Research notes, correspondence, drafts, articles, and manuscripts by Mick Gidley and other scholars about the work of Edward S. Curtis. Includes films by Edward Curtis and Anne Makepeace.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

To the extent that they own the copyright, the donor has transferred the copyright of the materials to the University of Washington. Copyright on some items in this collection may be held by their respective creators. Users are responsible for researching copyright status before use.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged in 6 series.

  • Series 1, Correspondence
  • Series 2, Edward S. Curtis research notes (by institution)
  • Series 3, Other research and notes
  • Series 4, Writings
  • Series 5, Writings on Edward S. Curtis by other authors
  • Series 6, Miscellaneous

Acquisition Information

Purchased from Mick Gidley August 2022.

Separated Materials

Separated and cataloged 6 books from the collection. "Wij Zijn Een Dell Van De Aarde" by Jan van Arkel, "Edward S. Curtis Photographer of the North American Indian" by Victor Boesen and Florence Curtis Graybill (with signature), "Wife of Moon" by Margaret Coel, "To Catch the Lightning" by Alan Cheuse, "Edward S. Curtis Coming to Light" by Anne Makepeace (with signature). Three thesis were also separated and cataloged from the papers. "Utterly Lost? L'indien et la photographie a l'epreuve de l'(anti)-modernite dans The North American Indian d'Edward S. Curtis" by Mathilde Arrive, "Art of Ethnography: A Critical Analysis of Edward S. Curtis' The North American Indian" by Angela Laura Brayham, and "Edward S. Curtis, photographe de 'The North American Indian' et la representation de 'Indien dans le cinema Americain" by Larisa Dryansky.

Eight exhibit pamphlets were separated and cataloged. Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Barbican Art Gallery, Hood Museum of Art Dartmouth College, University of California Irvine, E.B. Crocker Art Gallery, G. Ray Hawkins Gallery, Grinnell College, and Claremont Graduate University. Removed and cataloged two DVDs; "In the Land of the Head Hunters" by Edward S. Curtis and The Indian Picture Opera "A Vanishing Race" by Edward Curtis.

Removed "Verdwijning en verandering" by Herman Cohen Stuart because it is a duplicate and already held in Special Collections.

Weeded out photocopies of materials held at UWSC and other repositories that did not contain Gidley notes. Those other repositories include Burke Museum, Bancroft Library, Southwest Museum in Los Angeles, Library of Congress, National Archives, Smithsonian, Indiana University, Seattle Public Library, University of Cambridge, New York Public Library, J.P. Morgan archive, Prakapas Gallery, American Museum of Natural History, Columbia University Libraries, Seattle Historical Society, and University of Arizona.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)


2022 (Last modified: 1/4/2023)

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