Women in Photography Conference Collection, 1980-2021, bulk 1983-1986

Summary

Creator:
Doherty, Amy S.
Abstract:
Correspondence, background/research material, conference presentations, etc. about the first Women in Photography Conference held at Syracuse University in October, 1986, collected by conference director Amy Doherty
Extent:
3.75 linear ft.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Women in Photography Conference Collection,

Background

Scope and content:

The Women in Photography Conference Collection contains background material, conference material, correspondence, participant files, and post-conference material.

Background material contains material gathered by Any Doherty as part of the planning and proposal process. Included here are clippings and other research material, drafts of the proposal itself, fundraising plans and letters, assistance provided by the National Press Photographers Association, and miscellaneous notes.

Conference material cotains material produced by, during, or in support of the two-day conference itself. This includes articles about the conference, audiorecordings of many of the presentations and panels, attendee and mailing lists, Amy Doherty's notes taken at the time, material connected with two exhibits put on in conjunction with the conference, files on program participants, informal photographs taken during the event, slides used during one or more of the presentations, publicity in advance of the conference, registration forms, and an example of a t-shirt created for the conference.

Correspondence begins in 1980 and documents the life cycle of the conference from fledgling idea to note of gratitude and praise after its completion.

Post-conference material, the smallest portion of the collection, includes material related to the second, third, and fourth Women in Photography Conferences, held in Bryn Mawr (1989), Tucson (1992), and Houston (1994), a personal tape made by Amy Doherty of photography-related radio episodes, her notes, and a large poster signed by all the original conference participants.

Biographical / historical:

The Women in Photography Conference, held in October of 1986 in Syracuse, New York, was the first international conference on women in photography held in the United States. The conference was sponsored by the University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. The conference gathered many of the foremost women photographers of the time. The material was collected by Amy Doherty, conference developer/director and Syracuse University Archivist.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Amy Doherty , 2021.
Arrangement:

Material is arranged alphabetically by name or topic, except for correspondence which is arranged chronologically.

Access and use

Restrictions:

The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advance notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.

Terms of access:

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Preferred citation:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Women in Photography Conference Collection,

Location of this collection:
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Bird Library, Room 600
Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
Link to repository site
Contact:
315.443.2697
scrc@syr.edu