Tucson at the Millennium photograph Collection, 1999-2000
MS458
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Tucson at the Millennium photograph Collection, 1999-2000
MS458
MS 458
Creator:
Tucson at the Millennium Committee
Title:
Tucson at the Millennium photograph collection
Inclusive Dates:
1999-2000
Quantity:
16 Linear Feet
Abstract:
This collection is made up of photographs taken in the years 1999 and 2000. The bulk of the collection is from 1999. The collection gives a historical view of Tucson at the edge of the Millennium. The photos were taken by amateurs, professionals, and people from all walks of life. They capture individual visions of what embodied Tucson in 1999. The majority of photographs are color or black-and-white prints and range in size from 4” x 6” to 16” x 20”. Many are matted and some are framed.
Identification:
MS 458
Language:
English.
Repository:
Main Library Special Collections
University of Arizona
PO Box 210055
Tucson, AZ 85721-0055
Phone: 520-621-6423
Fax: 520-621-9733
URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/
Historical Note
Tucson at the Millennium was a photographic celebration of Tucson sponsored by the Tucson Museum of Art, The Tucson Citizen, and Research Corporation. Those involved in the planning were John Schaefer of Research Corp., Don Hatfield of the Citizen, Robert Yassin, director of the Tucson Museum of Art, Harold Jones, Ann Simmons Myers, and Jack Dykinga to name a few. Participants were encouraged to submit photographs that embodied Tucson as it entered the 21st Century. People submitted as many entries as they wanted as long as they met the criteria. All entries were received by December 31st, 1999.
Selected images were published in the Tucson Citizen or on their website with the individual photographer credited. When the project was completed, 100 photos were selected that best represented Tucson. These were displayed at a special exhibit at the Tucson Museum of Art and published in book form which was marketed to the public. Hundreds of other selected images were also displayed at satellite shows around Tucson at the Center of Creative Photography, Tucson High School, Pima Community College West Campus, and Tohono Chul Park.
The entire collection has become a visual archive housed at the Special Collections, Main Library University of Arizona.
Scope and Content
The bulk of the collection contains photographs, some on mat board and some in frames. Also included is a small amount of correspondence and other business related materials for Tucson at the Millennium. Photography includes images that reflect the social, cultural, and commercial facets of the community as well as landscapes and sunsets in Tucson, Arizona between 1999- 2000. The documentation series includes files on the selection of images for the exhibit at the Tucson Museum of Art, the book, and the digital collection/IPTC created by the Tucson Citizen. The photograph series includes images submitted for the Tucson at the Millennium contest. The images are arranged by size and organized alphabetically by photographer’s last name. The majority of prints include identifying numbers created by the committee.
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish
from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record,
the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The
user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for the
University of Arizona, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all
claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of
copyright.
Controlled Access Terms
Geographic Name(s)
Tucson (Ariz.) – Pictorial works
Subject(s)
Architecture– Arizona – Tucson – Pictorial works
Artists – Arizona – Tucson – Exhibitions.
Cactus -- Arizona – Tucson – Pictorial Works
Human beings in art
Landscapes -- Arizona -- Tucson Region – Pictorial Works
Photography – Arizona – Tucson – Pictorial works.
Photography – Arizona – Tucson– Exhibitions.
Signs and signboards – Arizona – Tucson – Pictorial works
This series is arranged alphabetically. It contains correspondences, budget information for the project and the copy images for the different exhibitions, published book and from the Tucson Citizen digital collection.
Box
Folder
1
1
Book images: Tucson at the Millennium, 2000
1
2
Correspondence, 1999-2000
1
3
Exhibition images for CCP, PCC, SP, Tohono Chul, undated
1
4
Exhibition images for TMA, 1999
1
5
Images from Tucson Citizen Digital Collection, 1999-2000
1
6
Images from Tucson Citizen Digital Collection, 1999-2000
1
7
Images from Tucson Citizen Digital Collection, 1999-2000
1
8
Images inventory for TMA (floppy drive and a paper of the inventory)
1
9
Miscellaneous Information : Mailing list, list of photographs, budget and time line for the contest, meeting minutes, flyer advertising contest, and newspaper article about the “Tucson at the Millennium” exhibit, 1999
This series is arranged alphabetically by artists’ last name. For the same artist, the photos are arranged by the unique number originally assigned as photos were received. This series contains 5 subseries. The first subseries include two boxes which are classified by envelope size, and the rest of subseries are arranged by the Box size.
