View XML QR Code

Dave Houser Papers, 1973-2011

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Houser, Dave.
Title
Dave Houser Papers
Dates
1973-2011 (inclusive)
Quantity
134.39 cubic ft. (137 boxes)
Collection Number
12564
Summary
The papers of Dave Houser, a travel writer and photographer.
Repository
American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions
Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

Languages
English
Return to Top

Historical Note

Dave G. Houser grew up in Cody, Wyoming, and worked as an engineering writer on missile bases in southern Wyoming before earning a B.S. degree (cum laude) in journalism from the University of Florida in 1968. He attended graduate studies in mass communications on a teaching grant at Oklahoma State University in 1969. Following a two-year stint as assistant press director at Daytona International Speedway, Houser spent five years as a corporate editor at Coca-Cola in Atlanta, then another five years at PepsiCo, where he served as Director of Corporate Communications. In 1980 he launched what would become a lifetime career as a freelance travel writer and photographer. He visited nearly 160 countries and all 50 states, and as a specialist in offbeat/adventure travel and cruising, he produced articles from some of the world's most remote destinations, amassing more than 1,300 magazine and newspaper credits. He also co-authored three travel guide books and logged more than 20,000 photo credits, many of them through his work illustrating airline, tour and cruise company brochures and advertisements.

He operated a stock photography agency dedicated to travel images (Houserstock) from 1990-2005 and was a contract photographer for the photo agency Corbis for most of his career. He won nearly 40 awards for his writing and photography. The most notable of them include: Society of American Travel Writers Photographer of the Year (1984); Explore Canada Award for travel photography (1984); runner-up for the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalist of the Year (1985); Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Grand Award/Travel Article (1992); Lowell Thomas Award for Best Self-Illustrated Article (1992); runner-up for SATW Photographer of the Year (1993); Bronze Award (2nd runner-up) for Lowell Thomas Travel Journalist of the Year (2009), and seven first-place (Gold Awards) in the North American Travel Journalist Association (NATJA) annual travel journalism competition (2005-2010).

Return to Top

Content Description

Collection contains numerous color slides taken by Dave Houser of his many travels around the world, travel articles written by Houser, and articles and publications in which Houser's photographs appeared.

Return to Top

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Preferred Citation

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Dave Houser papers, Collection Number 12564, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

Return to Top

Administrative Information

Related Materials

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Dave Houser at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

Acquisition Information

This material was received from Dave Houser from 2012-2013.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Emily Christopherson in January 2014.

Return to Top

Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Adventure travel.
  • Travel photography.
  • Travel writing.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Color slides.

Processed by Emily Christopherson in January 2014
2014

CC Attribution
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

About Creative Commons Licenses in Archives West

Loading...
Loading...