Barbara Richards papers

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 3031

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Barbara Richards papers (1976-2020) contains exhibition catalogs of her work along with student essays from her career teaching. Also included is a memoir written by Richards and a photo book including images she took during the pandemic. Box 3 primarily consists of clippings and printed ephemera related to Richard's work.

Dates

1976-2020

Creator

Richards, Barbara Jean, 1941- (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this Collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Note

Barbara Richards was a self-taught photographer whose photographs have been exhibited and published. Her first teaching assignments were for the School of Journalism at the University of Utah. Later, she was hired to teach photography in the Graduate School of Architecture and remained there for 25 years until retirement, as Professor Emeritus. More than 4,000 students completed one of her classes, Photographic Seeing. In 1988, she taught the University's first-ever televised course on Channel Nine.

Extent

1.25 Linear Feet (3 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Barbara Richards papers (1976-2020) contains exhibition catalogs of her work along with student essays from her career teaching. Also included is a memoir written by Richards and a photo book. Richards was a self-taught photographer whose photographs have been exhibited and published.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Barbara Richards in 2015, 2017, and 2020.

Related Materials

Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.

Separated Materials

Photographs have been transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P1898).

Processing Information

Processed by Betsey Welland in 2020.

Box 2 processed by Betsey Welland in 2024.

Box 3 processed by Gina C Giang in 2024.

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