Series VI: Photographs and slides, 1900-2004
Scope and Contents
This series contains photographs, negatives, and slides documenting Rachel Carson, her family, colleagues, and homes. Included are all of the photos from Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature, as well as many others. The photographs of Carson span her life, including childhood and college photos, formal portraits from throughout her career, photos from research expeditions, and a series of photos from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. Among the friends and associates with photos in the collection are Shirley Briggs, Roland Clement, Bob Hines, Ruth Scott, Dorothy Freeman, and Mary Scott Skinker. There are also reproductions of drawings, caricatures, and other artistic representations of Rachel Carson.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1900-2004
Creator
- From the Collection: Lear, Linda J., 1940- (Person)
- From the Collection: Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964 (Person)
- From the Collection: Briggs, Shirley A. (Shirley Ann), 1918-2004 (Artist, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Lear Center does not hold the copyright to the materials in the Linda Lear Collection of Rachel Carson papers, and cannot grant or deny permission to use them. For questions regarding permission to republish the images, please contact the Lear Center.
Extent
From the Collection: 34 Linear Feet (57 document boxes, 3 half document boxes, 2 flat boxes, 1 binder)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Arrangement
Materials are organized alphabetically.
Repository Details
Part of the Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives Repository
Connecticut College
270 Mohegan Ave
New London CT 06320 United States
860-439-2654 (Director)
860-439-2686 (College Archivist)
learcenter@conncoll.edu