Peter Palmquist collection of Humboldt County, California, male photographers
Scope and Contents
Dates
- [circa 1850]-2003
- Majority of material found within 1973 - 2003
Creator
- Palmquist, Peter E. (Collector)
Conditions Governing Access
Boxes 148-160: Restricted Fragile Materials.For further information consult the appropriate curator.
Conditions Governing Use
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Arrangement
Extent
53.12 Linear Feet ((160 boxes) + 3 broadside folders)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
Peter E. Palmquist (1936-2003)
From 1971 until his death, Palmquist collected textual materials and hundreds of thousands of photographic items documenting the practice and occupation of photography from its beginning through the turn of the twenty-first century. He had particular interests in early California photographers, photographers of the American West, and women photographers.
A self-trained researcher and historian of photography, Palmquist organized more than a hundred exhibitions and wrote more than three hundred articles and a hundred monographs. He was a founding editor of The Daguerreian Annual ; president of the National Stereoscopic Association.
Palmquist died January 13, 2003, in Oakland.
Processing Information
- Art-Ray Company
- Baker, Ray Jerome, 1880-1972
- Biography files
- California -- Pictorial works
- Ericson, A. W. (Augustus William), 1848-1927
- Flaglor, Amasa Plummer, 1848-1918
- Freeman Art Co
- Holmes, Alexius Alexander, 1865-1922
- Humboldt County (Calif.)
- Humboldt County (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
- Negatives (photographs)
- Palmquist, Peter E.
- Photograph albums
- Photographers
- Photographers -- Bio-bibliography
- Photographers -- Biography
- Photographers -- California
- Photographers -- History
- Photographers -- Miscellanea
- Photographers -- Pictorial works
- Photographers -- West (U.S.)
- Photographic prints
- Photography -- Bio-bibliography
- Photography -- California
- Photography -- West (U.S.)
- Photography, Artistic
- Seely Studio
- Slides (photographs)
- Strong, N. B.
- Transparencies
- Union (Arcata, Calif.)
- Vansant, Joshua P., 1861-1950
- West (U.S.) -- Pictorial works
- Title
- Guide to the Peter Palmquist Collection of Humboldt County, California, Male Photographers
- Author
- by Matthew Daniel Mason
- Date
- November 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
The Beinecke Library is open to all Yale University students and faculty, and visiting researchers whose work requires use of its special collections. You will need to bring appropriate photo ID the first time you register. Beinecke is a non-circulating, closed stack library. Paging is done by library staff during business hours. You can request collection material online at least two business days in advance of your visit, using the request links in Archives at Yale. For more information, please see Planning Your Research Visit and consult the Reading Room Policies prior to visiting the library.