Bill Bamberger photographs, 1992-1997
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Summary
- Creator:
- Bamberger, Bill
- Extent:
- 4 Linear Feet
1722 Items - Language:
- English.
- Collection ID:
- RL.00078
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of original black and white prints (thirty-nine 11x14's and one 8x10) and original color prints (thirty-one 11x14's) taken by Bamberger documenting the closing of the White Furniture Company of Mebane, N.C. These are the original prints used in the production of the book Closing: The Life and Death of an American Factory (1998) by Bamberger and Cathy N. Davidson. There are also proofs, primarily 3x5 machine proofs and 8x10 proofs of images selected as firsts, alternates, and seconds for the book; and related materials. Also included is a dummy of the book.
- Biographical / historical:
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Bamberger is a photographer and teacher; he teaches at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and resides in Mebane, N.C.
- Acquisition information:
- The collection was acquired from Bamberger in 1998 and 2000.
- Processing information:
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Preliminary processing by Lisa Stark
Completed March 20, 2000
Encoded by Lisa Stark
This collection is unprocessed: materials have not been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
- Physical location:
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
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- Subjects:
- Downsizing of organizations-United States-Case studies
Plant shutdowns -- North Carolina -- Mebane - Names:
- Archive of Documentary Arts (Duke University)
White Furniture Company
Bamberger, Bill
Bamberger, Bill-Closing: The Life and Death of an American Factory
Bamberger, Bill - Places:
- Mebane (N.C.)-History
Contents
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- Restrictions:
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No reproduction for exhibition or publication without Bamberger's written permission.
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- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Bill Bamberger Photographs, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.