Descriptive Summary | |
Title: Wallace Richter Red & Black and Pandora negatives | |
Creator: Richter, Henry Wallace | |
Inclusive Dates: 1941-1943 | |
Language(s): English | |
Extent: 1 Linear Feet (1 box) | |
Collection Number: UA07-005 | |
Repository: University of Georgia Archives |
In the months surrounding Pearl Harbor, campus life was documented by the photographs of the late Henry Wallace Richter, a staff photographer for both the Red & Black student newspaper and the Pandora yearbook. Richter placed the negatives of his 1941-1943 work in carefully labeled envelopes, usually identifying the subject, date and intended publication. His camera work captures the carefree pre-war life on campus and the transition to war status.
The Richter collection contains over 600 negatives from 1941-1943. Positive images have been scanned by the Photoservices Unit of the Digital Library of Georgia and are available at the beginning of the collection. The information used in the inventory consists largely of the information recorded by Richter on his storage envelopes. The envelopes were arranged alphabetically by the information recorded by Richter, but have been rearranged in five broad categories: campus groups, locations, and events; World War II at UGA; university athletics; fraternities and sororities; and individual portraits.
In a few instances, damage to an envelope obliterated information. In several other cases the negatives were damaged, but images were still taken from them for historical interest.
Wallace Richter Red & Black and Pandora negatives, UA07-005, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.