Documentary photography

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Wittliff Collections house 87 photographs by Herrera, arranged in seven series by location. The Herrera Collection consists of a mix of silver gelatin, RC, and digital prints, all of which were digitized and made available per the creator’s request in 2024. Puebla, Mexico. 49 photographs document the Celebration of San Francisco de Cuetzlan and the Festival of San Miguel Tzinacapan, 1987-1990, 1992, 1994, 2004. Seville, Spain. 16 photographs document Semana...

Series Description From the Series: Arranged in chronological order by following Lee’s career, this series consists of 352 photographs. Two-hundred forty-eight of these photographs by Russell Lee were taken for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) between 1936 and 1942. The gems of this part of the collection are the 130 vintage prints; most are complete with captions typed on the back by FSA staff. Making up the balance of the FSA group are 94 modern prints, 6 panels from the 1965 retrospective at the University of Texas,...

Series Description From the Series:

Arranged into subseries for correspondence to Russell Lee and to Jean Lee, this material is filed in alphabetical order by the name of the correspondent. The bulk of the correspondence to Russell Lee is comprised of letters from Jack Hurley regarding their collaboration on the book, Russell Lee: Photographer.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Wittliff Collections house 87 photographs by Herrera, arranged in seven series by location. The Herrera Collection consists of a mix of silver gelatin, RC, and digital prints, all of which were digitized and made available per the creator’s request in 2024. Puebla, Mexico. 49 photographs document the Celebration of San Francisco de Cuetzlan and the Festival of San Miguel Tzinacapan, 1987-1990, 1992, 1994, 2004. Seville, Spain. 16 photographs document Semana...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Wittliff Collections house 87 photographs by Herrera, arranged in seven series by location. The Herrera Collection consists of a mix of silver gelatin, RC, and digital prints, all of which were digitized and made available per the creator’s request in 2024. Puebla, Mexico. 49 photographs document the Celebration of San Francisco de Cuetzlan and the Festival of San Miguel Tzinacapan, 1987-1990, 1992, 1994, 2004. Seville, Spain. 16 photographs document Semana...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Wittliff Collections house 87 photographs by Herrera, arranged in seven series by location. The Herrera Collection consists of a mix of silver gelatin, RC, and digital prints, all of which were digitized and made available per the creator’s request in 2024. Puebla, Mexico. 49 photographs document the Celebration of San Francisco de Cuetzlan and the Festival of San Miguel Tzinacapan, 1987-1990, 1992, 1994, 2004. Seville, Spain. 16 photographs document Semana...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Wittliff Collections house 87 photographs by Herrera, arranged in seven series by location. The Herrera Collection consists of a mix of silver gelatin, RC, and digital prints, all of which were digitized and made available per the creator’s request in 2024. Puebla, Mexico. 49 photographs document the Celebration of San Francisco de Cuetzlan and the Festival of San Miguel Tzinacapan, 1987-1990, 1992, 1994, 2004. Seville, Spain. 16 photographs document Semana...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Wittliff Collections house 87 photographs by Herrera, arranged in seven series by location. The Herrera Collection consists of a mix of silver gelatin, RC, and digital prints, all of which were digitized and made available per the creator’s request in 2024. Puebla, Mexico. 49 photographs document the Celebration of San Francisco de Cuetzlan and the Festival of San Miguel Tzinacapan, 1987-1990, 1992, 1994, 2004. Seville, Spain. 16 photographs document Semana...

Series Description From the Series: This seriesincludes some of the awards given to Russell Lee throughout his career, arranged in chronological order, beginning with one from his high school, Culver Military Academy, dating from 1919-1920. Lee’s World War II Air Medal and other WWII decorations, as well a Resolution commemorating Lee’s efforts on behalf of the Coal Mine Administration (1947) are also included in this series. A Texas State Senate Resolution presented to Jean Lee in 1986 in memory of Russell Lee is also...

Series Description From the Series: Arranged in chronological order by following Lee’s career, this series consists of 352 photographs. Two-hundred forty-eight of these photographs by Russell Lee were taken for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) between 1936 and 1942. The gems of this part of the collection are the 130 vintage prints; most are complete with captions typed on the back by FSA staff. Making up the balance of the FSA group are 94 modern prints, 6 panels from the 1965 retrospective at the University of Texas,...

Abstract This collection of photographs, correspondence, personal and legal documents, artifacts, paintings, and publications ranges in date from 1881-1992 (bulk dates 1936-1965). It has been arranged into the following series: I. Correspondence; II. Personal Documents; III. Legal Documents; IV. President’s Commission on Coal; V. Exhibits and Publications; VI. Interviews; VII. Clippings; VIII. Awards and Artifacts; IX. Photographs of Russell and Jean Lee; X. Photographs by Russell Lee; XI. Paintings...

Series Description

Documents including and relating to the will of Russell Lee’s maternal grandmother, Eva Werner, comprise the first subseries of this series, and relate in part to a half-sister of Lee’s. Other documents include a divorce decree for Russell Lee and his first wife, birth and marriage certificates for Russell and Jean Lee, passports for both Lees, and financial records related to a household employee.

Series Description From the Series:

The bulk of this series is comprised of three of Russell Lee’s cameras and their accessories, such as his hand-held flash and various viewfinders. Also included is Lee’s Leitz 35mm enlarger, and his cap from his tenure with the Air Transport Command.

Series Description From the Series:

This series includes catalogs, a booklet, and a poster related to exhibits of Russell Lee’s works (one exhibit by the Coal Mine Administration in 1947, one by the University of Texas at Austin in 1965, and one by Texas A&M in 1986). Articles related Lee’s work in general complete this series

Series Description From the Series:

Correspondence, financial documents, and guidelines and working papers comprise this series which relates not to Russell Lee’s work with the Coal Mine Administration, but to his role as consultant to the President’s Commission on Coal in the late 1970s.

Series Description From the Series:

Arranged into subseries for correspondence to Russell Lee and to Jean Lee, this material is filed in alphabetical order by the name of the correspondent. The bulk of the correspondence to Russell Lee is comprised of letters from Jack Hurley regarding their collaboration on the book, Russell Lee: Photographer.

Series Description From the Series:

Arranged into subseries for correspondence to Russell Lee and to Jean Lee, this material is filed in alphabetical order by the name of the correspondent. The bulk of the correspondence to Russell Lee is comprised of letters from Jack Hurley regarding their collaboration on the book, Russell Lee: Photographer.

Series Description From the Series: Arranged in chronological order by following Lee’s career, this series consists of 352 photographs. Two-hundred forty-eight of these photographs by Russell Lee were taken for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) between 1936 and 1942. The gems of this part of the collection are the 130 vintage prints; most are complete with captions typed on the back by FSA staff. Making up the balance of the FSA group are 94 modern prints, 6 panels from the 1965 retrospective at the University of Texas,...

Series Description From the Series:

The bulk of this series is comprised of three of Russell Lee’s cameras and their accessories, such as his hand-held flash and various viewfinders. Also included is Lee’s Leitz 35mm enlarger, and his cap from his tenure with the Air Transport Command.

Series Description From the Series: Arranged in chronological order by following Lee’s career, this series consists of 352 photographs. Two-hundred forty-eight of these photographs by Russell Lee were taken for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) between 1936 and 1942. The gems of this part of the collection are the 130 vintage prints; most are complete with captions typed on the back by FSA staff. Making up the balance of the FSA group are 94 modern prints, 6 panels from the 1965 retrospective at the University of Texas,...