David Grant Noble photographs and papers
Scope and Contents
The David Grant Noble photographs and papers document Noble's work as a photographer and writer. Photographs consist of black and white prints, color prints, platinum prints, contact sheets, proofs, negatives, slides, transparencies, and related papers. Subjects include landscapes of the American Southwest, Vietnam, New York City, Taos Pueblo, cars, portraits, China, the Yucatán, Ecuador, and others. Papers consist of lectures, publications, professional correspondence, unpublished writings, journals, and publicity and reviews.
Dates
- circa 1940s-2017
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Access
Box 59 (computer media): Restricted fragile. Access copies of digital files may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.
Box 60 (microcassette): Restricted fragile. Reference copies may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.
Conditions Governing Use
The David Grant Noble Photographs and Papers is the physical peroperty of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from David Grant Noble on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 2021, and gift of David Grant Noble, 2021.
Arrangement
Organized into two series: I. Photographs, circa 1940s-2017. II. Papers, 1950-2017.
Extent
59.58 Linear Feet (66 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
David Grant Noble
David Grant Noble (born 1939) is an American photographer and writer whose focus is the history and archaeology of the American Southwest.
- Audiovisual materials
- Born digital
- China -- Pictorial works
- Ecuador -- Pictorial works
- New York (N.Y.) -- Pictorial works
- Noble, David Grant
- Photographers -- United States -- 20th Century
- Photographers -- United States -- Archives
- Photographic prints
- Photographs
- Platinum prints
- Southwestern States -- Pictorial works
- Taos Pueblo (N.M.) -- Pictorial works
- Vietnam -- Pictorial works
- Yucatán (Mexico : State) -- Pictorial works
- Title
- Guide to the David Grant Noble Photographs and Papers
- Author
- by Janet Lopes and Michael Rush
- Date
- March 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Revision Statements
- 2022-03-03: Added recent acquisitions
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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