A.E. Woolley Photographs And Papers

A.E. WOOLLEY PHOTOGRAPHS AND PAPERSMss. 4650InventoryCompiled byLuana HendersonUpdated byDana StattonLouisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley CollectionsSpecial Collections, Hill Memorial LibraryLouisiana State University LibrariesBaton Rouge, Louisiana1999Revised 2015

WOOLLEY (A. E.) PHOTOGRAPHS AND PAPERSMss. 46501940 – 1997SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, LSU LIBRARIESCONTENTS OF INVENTORYSUMMARY . 3BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL NOTE . 4SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE. 4LIST OF GROUPS, SERIES, SUBSERIES . 5GROUP, SERIES, AND SUBSERIES DESCRIPTIONS . 6INDEX TERMS . 8CONTAINER LIST . 9APPENDIX A: LIST OF COMMISSIONED PHOTOGRAPHS . 10Use of manuscript materials. If you wish to examine items in the manuscript group, please fillout a call slip specifying the materials you wish to see. Consult the Container List for locationinformation needed on the call slip.Photocopying. Should you wish to request photocopies, please consult a staff member. Do notremove items to be photocopied. The existing order and arrangement of unbound materials mustbe maintained. Reproductions must be made from surrogates (microfilm, digital scan, photocopyof original held by LSU Libraries), when available.Publication. Readers assume full responsibility for compliance with laws regarding copyright,literary property rights, and libel.Permission to examine archival materials does not constitute permission to publish. Anypublication of such materials beyond the limits of fair use requires specific prior writtenpermission. Requests for permission to publish should be addressed in writing to the Head, PublicServices, Special Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803-3300. When permissionto publish is granted, two copies of the publication will be requested for the LLMVC.Proper acknowledgement of LLMVC materials must be made in any resulting writing orpublications. The correct form of citation for this manuscript group is given on the summary page.Copies of scholarly publications based on research in the Louisiana and Lower Mississippi ValleyCollections are welcomed.2

WOOLLEY (A. E.) PHOTOGRAPHS AND PAPERSMss. 46501940 – 1997SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, LSU LIBRARIESSUMMARYSize.11.5 linear ft.Geographiclocations.Baton Rouge, Louisiana; New Paltz, New York; El Dorado, ArkansasInclusive dates.1940-1997Bulk dates.1953-1975Language.EnglishSummary.Alban E. (A. E.) Woolley was a photojournalist and resident of BatonRouge, Louisiana. This collection contains commissioned, professional,and personal photographs, as well as business correspondence, familyletters, writings, printed items, and autobiographical items.Restrictions onaccess.None.Copyright.Physical rights are retained by the LSU Libraries. Copyright of theoriginal materials is retained by descendants of the creators of thematerials in accordance with U.S. copyright law.Citation.A. E. Woolley Photographs and Papers, Louisiana and LowerMississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge,Louisiana.Stack locations.6:2-63

WOOLLEY (A. E.) PHOTOGRAPHS AND PAPERSMss. 46501940-1997SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, LSU LIBRARIESBIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL NOTEAlban E. (A. E.) Woolley, a photojournalist and resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was born inEl Dorado, Arkansas, in 1926. He attended Louisiana State University as an art student andreceived his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Louisiana State University and Goddard College. Helater received his Ph.D. from Kensington University and a degree in professional photographyfrom the New York Institute of Photography. He owned and operated a photography studio inBaton Rouge for five years while managing a photographic supply and photo finishing plant. Heheld academic positions as the associate professor of photography at the State University of NewYork in New Paltz, New York, the associate director of the Mid-Hudson Regional SupplementaryEducation Center, and as an adjunct professor at Louisiana State University. His professionalpositions included those of editor-in-chief of Lab World, editor and publisher of PSA Journal,managing editor of Today's Health, and graphic editor of Pageant. His photographs, articles andessays appeared in Life, Time, Sports Illustrated, Holiday and Look. He authored several books onphotography including Persia/Iran, Photography: Practical and Creative Introduction,Expressions: Eleanor on Her Life, and Camera Journalism; and he wrote many articles whichwere published in journals such as Popular Photography, Leica Photography, and U.S. Camera. Hewas also the recipient of many professional awards, including Photojournalist of the Year awardedby the Photographic Society of America, as well as the Arts Directors Award and Designer Awardwhich were both presented by the Chicago Communicating Arts, in addition to receiving GoldMedals for Photojournalism in Michigan, St. Louis, Chicago and San Francisco. Woolley passedaway in 1997.SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTEThis collection contains commissioned, professional, and personal photographs, as well as businesscorrespondence, family letters, writings, printed items, and autobiographical items. The majority ofthe collection consists of 235 photographs created in the 1950s and 1960s and printed between 1995and 1997 for LSU Special Collections. Also includes page proofs for unpublished manuscript,“Louisiana at Mid-Century: 1945-1960.” Negatives of photographs documenting academic andfamily life are also included.4

WOOLLEY (A. E.) PHOTOGRAPHS AND PAPERSMss. 46501940-1997SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, LSU LIBRARIESLIST OF GROUPS, SERIES, SUBSERIESGroup 1. Photographs commissioned for LSU, 1942-1997Group 2. Photographs and papers, 1940-1997, undatedSeries I. Professional papers, 1940-1996, undatedSubseries 1. Correspondence, 1950-1996, undatedSubseries 2. Financial records, 1951-1981, undatedSubseries 3. Photographs, 1940-1995, undatedSubseries 4. Printed items, 1953-1981, undatedSubseries 5. Professional papers, 1963-1967, undatedSeries II. Personal papers, 1950-1997, undatedSubseries 1. Autobiographical items, circa 1996-1997Subseries 2. Personal correspondence, 1954-1997, undatedSubseries 3. Photographs, 1960-1996, undatedSubseries 4. Writings, 1950-1975, undated5

WOOLLEY (A. E.) PHOTOGRAPHS AND PAPERSMss. 46501940-1997SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, LSU LIBRARIESGROUP, SERIES, AND SUBSERIES DESCRIPTIONSGroup 1. Photographs Commissioned for LSU, 1942-1997Photographs of Louisiana taken during the 1940s through the 1990s and commissioned andprinted in 1995 – 1997 for LSU Libraries Special Collections. Images are of plantation homes,holiday activities, festivals, daily living, fur trapping, politics, community leaders, statepoliticians, cities and towns, historical sites, Mississippi River, the Acadian bicentennial,offshore fishing, and night scenes throughout the state. Slides and contact sheets of commissionedphotographs are included as well.Group 2. Photographs and papers, 1940-1997, undatedSeries I. Professional papers, 1940-1996, undatedSubseries 1. Professional correspondence, 1950-1996, undatedBusiness correspondence consists of letters between A. E. Woolley and editors of Amphoto,Art Photography, Black Star, Buick Magazine, Camera Magazine, E. Leitz, Inc., Ethyl Corporation,Look Magazine, Magnum Photo, Inc., Parade, and the William Morris Agency discussingpossible story ideas, acceptance or rejection of ideas, and payment for articles accepted forpublication.Subseries 2. Financial records, 1951-1981, undatedFinancial records consist of receipts and invoices for photographs submitted for publication,statements of account and royalty statements related to A. E. Woolley’s publications.Subseries 3. Professional photographs, 1940 – 1995, undatedIncludes some of his first photographs taken when he was 13 and 14 years old of family friendsin El Dorado, Arkansas. Images in Baton Rouge include the Old Governor’s mansion, theMississippi River Bridge, downtown Baton Rouge, Magnolia Mound, and the State Capitolbuilding. Images in New Orleans include downtown New Orleans, the French Quarter,Mississippi River, the French Market, construction of Canal Street. Images of Louisiana includeAngola Prison and the aftermath of Hurricane Audrey. Also include an image by ChristophePlantadit, Jazz scene from 1991 and two images by Robert Simmons, Night parade (1954) andComus parade (1958).Subseries 4. Printed items, 1953 – 1981, undatedPrinted items are comprised of photocopies of newspaper clippings containing informationabout A.E. Woolley and his associates, along with several newspaper clippings relating to theMid-Hudson Regional Supplementary Education Center, where he was employed as AssociateDirector. Printed items also include issues of various newsletters, programs, brochures,booklets, and flyers.6

WOOLLEY (A. E.) PHOTOGRAPHS AND PAPERSMss. 46501940-1997SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, LSU LIBRARIESSubseries 5. Professional papers, 1963-1967, undatedAmong professional papers are resumes, a list of photographs submitted for publication, andterms of contract with Box Camera.Series II. Personal papers, 1950 – 1997, undatedSubseries 1. Autobiographical items, circa 1996 – 1997Audio tapes contain an autobiographical narrative recorded by A. E. Woolley, as well asphotographic self-portraits of Woolley throughout his life.Subseries 2. Personal correspondence, 1954 – 1997, undatedPersonal letters between friends and family members discussing daily activities, futureprojects, and greeting cards.Subseries 3. Personal photographs, 1960 – 1996, undatedPersonal photographs include images of his academic life and family life. Academic lifephotographs include images of a speaking engagement for the PSA (Photographic Society ofAmerica as well as images of Woolley’s PhD party for NAPCO and other professionalengagements. Family life photographs include images of Woolley’s children and grandchildrenthrough the years.Subseries 4. Writings, 1950 – 1975, undatedWritings contain articles on photography and feature stories written by A. E. Woolley.Also included are business notes; and news releases announcing A. E. Woolley’spublications and news releases related to the Mid-Hudson Regional SupplementaryEducation Center. Also contains page proofs of unpublished manuscript Louisiana at MidCentury: 1945 – 1965.7

WOOLLEY (A. E.) PHOTOGRAPHS AND PAPERSMss. 46501940-1997SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, LSU LIBRARIESINDEX TERMSBaton Rouge (La.)Breaux Bridge (La.)Canal Street (New Orleans, La.)Cerf, Bennett, 1898-1971College teachers--LouisianaDodd, William J.Douglas, Donna, 1932-2015Downey, Harris, 1907-1979Durieux, Caroline, 1896-1989East, CharlesFrench Settlement (La.)Gable, Clark, 1901-1960Hurricane Audrey, 1957Kennon, Robert Floyd, 1902-1988Jackson Square (New Orleans, La.)Letters (correspondence)Long, Earl Kemp, 1895-1960Louisiana State Capitol (Baton Rouge, La.)Louisiana State PenitentiaryLouisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeMagnolia Mound Plantation (Baton Rouge, La.)Carnival--LouisianaMorrison, deLesseps S. (deLesseps Story), 1912-1964New Orleans (La.)Old State Capitol (Baton Rouge, La.)Photographers--LouisianaPhotographers--New YorkPhotographic printsSlidesPlantations--LouisianaSt. Martinville (La.)Wickiser, Ralph L. (Ralph Lewanda), 1910-1998Woolley, A. E. (Al E.), 1926-8