Research Collection
Access to archival materials is provided in the Research Center by appointment only. Each year, scholars, authors, and students conduct research at the Center for a wide range of projects including books, bibliographies, films, and dissertations focusing on American photography, as well as cultural studies, environmental history, music, and many other areas.
The research collection at the Center for Creative Photography includes the archival materials of over 200 twentieth-century photographers, more than any other institution in the nation. Archives typically include manuscripts, photographic materials, photographs, negatives, albums, work prints, audiovisual materials, contact sheets, correspondence, memorabilia and other unique artifacts relevant to the history of twentieth-century photography.
Finding Aids for some archives are available. Major archives include Ansel Adams, Josef Breitenbach, Wynn Bullock, Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Otto Hagel and Hansel Mieth, Robert Heinecken, William Mortensen, Marion Palfi, Mickey Pallas, Jim Pomeroy, Aaron Siskind, Frederick Sommer, Laura Volkerding, W. Eugene Smith, and Edward Weston.
You must make an appointment to view materials in the archives:
Hours: Monday - Friday, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Phone: 520-621-6273
Fax: 520-621-9444
Email: Research Center
The Research Center can answer brief reference questions about the archives, though it may take up to a few weeks to receive a full response, depending on the type of request.