California State University, Northridge, Department of Journalism, Center for Photojournalism and Visual History


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California State University, Northridge, Department of Journalism, Center for Photojournalism and Visual History id113 Mailing Address: Department of Journalism, Center for Photojournalism and Visual History, California State University, Northridge 18111 Nordhoff Street Northridge, CA 91330-8311 Phone: 818-677-3135 Fax: 818-677-3438 Email: kent.kirkton@csun.edu Contact: R. Kent Kirkton, Professor Institution Type: Archive, College/University, Research Center/Institution Location of Institution: San Fernando Valley Archive and Collections Description: Many of the photographs and negatives in the collections of the Center for Photojournalism and Visual History depict people, places, and events in Southern California. The three largest collections consist of a half-million images taken since 1943 by Jack Davis, a freelance photographer who has worked principally in Los Angeles; a half-million images taken since 1948 by Howard Moorehead, a Los Angeles-based commercial, entertainment, and travel photographer; and three hundred thousand images of the African American community in Los Angeles taken by Harry Adams, who did free-lance editorial work for Black newspapers and other clients between 1955 and 1988. Other holdings include one hundred thousand photographs of San Fernando Valley residents and sports activities; five hundred photographs of the United Farm Workers and their activities; and the Bob Douglas Collection, which consists of fifty-five prints of great jazz musicians, such as Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, and Dizzy Gillespie, from the 1940s to the 1980s. Regions Covered: Los Angeles and the San Joaquin Valley Type of Materials: Films/Videos/Moving Images, Institutional Publications, Oral Histories, Photographs Time Periods: 1950-1963, 1964-1980, 1981-Present Sectors of the Population Represented in the Collection: African Descent, At or Below Poverty Level, Clubs/Service/Social Organizations, Labor Unions, Lower to Middle Income, Mexican Descent/Chicano/Latino, Middle to Upper Income, Migrant Workers, Musicians Access Year Round Access: No OnSite Technology: No Workspaces: Yes Open to the Public: Yes Public Hours: By appointment only Reservations not required Open for Research: Yes Research Hours: By appointment only Reservations not required Management Catalogue System: Records are in the process of being cataloged in FileMaker Pro. Repository/Depository: Yes Loan To Others: Yes Exhibited: Yes Exhibition Frequency: Once or twice a year Makes Purchases: No Formalized Purchases: No Outreach: Newsletter, Radio/TV/Video
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