Margaret Sartor photographs and papers, 1966-2003
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Summary
- Creator:
- Sartor, Margaret and Archive of Documentary Arts (Duke University)
- Abstract:
- Margaret Sartor is a photographer and instructor at Duke University's Center for Documentary Studies. Her Photographs and Papers collection includes photographs of the American South, and some materials from her book project on William Gedney.
- Extent:
- 14.5 Linear Feet
545 Items - Language:
- English.
- Collection ID:
- RL.01139
Background
- Scope and content:
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The 2001 Accession (2001-0074) (260 items; 9 lin. ft.; dated 1985-2000) contains black-and-white prints (16x20 and 11x14) by Sartor, focusing especially on home, family, and suburban life in the American South.
The 2002 addition (02-083) (38 items, 3 lin. ft.; dated 1984-2001) contains thirty-eight 16x20 black-and-white photographs printed by Sartor in 2001 from negatives shot 1984-2001. Focus is on home, family, and suburban life in the American South.
The 2003 addition (03-121) (47 items, 1.5 lin. ft.; dated 1987-2003) comprises forty-seven exhibition quality black-and-white 16x20 prints by Sartor, shot between 1987 and 2003, but mostly printed in 2002 and 2003. Subjects include women and family in the suburban South.
The 2015 addition consists of materials relating to Sartor's book, What Was True: The Photographs and Notebooks of William Gedney, published in 2000. This materials has been arranged into a Book Projects series.
- Biographical / historical:
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Documentary photographer and instructor at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University.
- Acquisition information:
- The Margaret Sartor Photographs and Papers were received by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library in 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2015.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Ruth E. Bryan; Karen Glynn
Completed May 9, 2001
Encoded by Ruth E. Bryan, Paula Jeannet, and John Mayrose
Last update December 2015.
Accessions included in this guide: 2001-0074, 2002-0083, 2003-0121, 2015-0090
- 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:
- Duke University -- Faculty
Documentary Photography
Suburban life -- Southern States -- Pictorial works
Southern States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
Family-Southern States
Suburban life -- Southern States - Format:
- Black-and-white photographs
- Names:
- Archive of Documentary Arts (Duke University)
Sartor, Margaret
Gedney, William, -1989 - Places:
- Southern States -- Social conditions
Southern States -- Photographs
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- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Margaret Sartor Photographs and Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.