Stanford University, Manuscripts Division

Adams (Ansel) papers, 1932-1984

Ansel Adams Papers, 1932-1984

Summary

Creators:
Waters, George and Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984
Extent:
1.5 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Ansel Adams Papers, M359, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

There are awards, keepsakes, and reproductions of Adams' photographs, as well as two Adams photographs by George Waters of Ansel Adams, 1946-1947, 1974, and 1979. Ephemeral publications and objects including a tee-shirt and coffee can decorated with Adams' photos complete the collection.

Biographical / historical:

Friend and business associate of American photographer Ansel Adams, George Waters corresponded with Adams over a period of almost forty years. Waters supervised the photolithography work for many of Adams' publications; the correspondence reflects both Adams' and Waters' attention to detail and the creation of fine reproductions.

Custodial history:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George Waters, 1983 and 1984.

Processing information:

Brita Jaffe, June 1985

Arrangement:

Correspondence is arranged chronologically, with letters from Adams and Waters interfiled. Incoming correspondence to Waters from others, primarily concerning the production of Adams' books, follows the Adams-Waters correspondence. Subject files for the books Waters worked on are arranged alphabetically by title of book.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

None

Terms of access:

Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Ansel Adams Papers, M359, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Department of Special Collections, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
Website
Series 1. Correspondence, 1954-1973
Contents
Ansel Adams-George Waters, 1954-1971
Containers:
Box 1, Folder 1
Ansel Adams-George Waters, 1972
Containers:
Box 1, Folder 2
Ansel Adams-George Waters, 1973-1976
Containers:
Box 1, Folder 3
Ansel Adams-George Waters, 1977
Containers:
Box 1, Folder 4
Ansel Adams-George Waters, 1978
Containers:
Box 1, Folder 5
Ansel Adams-George Waters, 1979
Containers:
Box 1, Folder 6
Ansel Adams-George Waters, 1980-1983
Containers:
Box 1, Folder 7
Incoming correspondence to Waters from others, 1964-1983
Containers:
Box 1, Folder 8
Series 2. Subject files, 1971-1979
Contents
Clarence Kennedy Photographs, 1971
Containers:
Box 1, Folder 9
Photographs of the Southwest, correspondence, 1976-1977
Containers:
Box 1, Folder 10
Photographs of the Southwest, photographic record, 1976-1977
Containers:
Box 1, Folder 11
The Polaroid Land Manual, 1978
Containers:
Box 1, Folder 12
Taos (facsimile), 1976-1978
Containers:
Box 1, Folder 13
Yosemite and the Range of Light, 1978 Apr-1978 Aug
Containers:
Box 1, Folder 14
Yosemite and the Range of Light, 1978 Sep-1978 Dec
Containers:
Box 1, Folder 15
Yosemite and the Range of Light, 1979 Jan-1979 Jul
Containers:
Box 1, Folder 16
Yosemite and the Range of Light, photographic record, circa 1979 Jul 30
Containers:
Box 1, Folder 17
Series 3. Photographs
Contents
1 polaroid portrait each of Adams and Waters.
Containers:
Box 1, Folder 18
Ansel and Virginia Adams on a trip to Mojave Desert and the Grand Canyon taken by Waters, 1946-1947
Containers:
Box 1, Folder 19
Series 4. Awards, Keepsakes, Reproductions
Contents
Award, American Institute of Graphic Arts, Images 1923-1974
Containers:
Box 2, Folder 1
Reproductions and keepsakes, photolithography by George Waters.
Containers:
Box 2, Folder 2
Series 5. Publications
Other descriptive data:

Photolithography by George Waters

Contents
"Don Wort : Photographs 1956-1972", introduction by Ansel Adams.
Containers:
Box 2, Folder 3
"Photographs by Clarence Kennedy", portrait and technical advice by Ansel Adams.
Containers:
Box 2, Folder 4
"Polaroid Corporation, 1978", Adams and Kennedy photographs.
Containers:
Box 2, Folder 5
Series 6. Other Publications
Contents
"A chance to be involved", National Park Foundation, photographs by Ansel Adams.
Containers:
Box 2, Folder 6
Articles about Adams
Containers:
Box 2, Folder 7
Articles by Adams, (Fortnightly Review, 1932)
Containers:
Box 2, Folder 8
Series 7. Miscellany
Contents
Miscellany
Containers:
Box 2, Folder 9
Tee-shirt, "Photographs of the Southwest."
Containers:
Box 2, Folder 11
Hills Bros. coffee can with an Ansel Adams photograph
Containers:
Box 3
Promotional Materials for "Ansel Adams and Wallace Stegner: A Conversation" at Stanford University Libraries, October 24, 1982
Containers:
Box 4
Scope and content:

Includes event information; reprint of Adams' and Stegner's writing on photography; and print of Adams' "Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada, from Lone Pine, California, 1944". All of this is included in mock-up and final form.

Background

Scope and content:

Includes event information; reprint of Adams' and Stegner's writing on photography; and print of Adams' "Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada, from Lone Pine, California, 1944". All of this is included in mock-up and final form.