- Series I: Subseries 1: Publicity (70 images)
- Series I: Subseries 2: Informal shots (10 images)
- Series I: Subseries 3: Woody Guthrie in studios (7 images)
- Series I: SubSeries 4: Performance (20 images)
- Series I: Subseries 5: Woody Guthrie with other musicians and celebrities (7 images)
- Series I: Subseries 6: Events (9 images)
- Series I: Subseries 7: Woody Guthrie with fans and friends (5 images)
- Series I: Subseries 8: On the Road (20 images)
- Series I: Subseries 9: Family and Friends (20 images)
- Series I: Subseries 10: Woody Guthrie in Army and Merchant Marine (7 images)
- Series I: Subseries 11: Woody Guthrie in the Hospital (24 images)
- Series II: Subseries 1: Family and friends w/o WG (56 images)
- Series II: Subseries 2: Events w/o WG (106 images)
- Series II: Subseries 3: Events: Tribute Concert, Carnegie Hall, 1968 (93 images)
- Series II: Subseries 4: Events: Tribute Concert, Hollywood Bowl, 1971 (86 images)
- Series II: Subseries 5: Objects (17 images)
- Series II: Subseries 6: Places (24 images)
- Series II: Subseries 7: Photos from correspondence (5 images)
- Series II: Subseries 8, Dust Bowl photos (9 images)
Collection Processed by:
Jorge Arévalo Mateus, PhD
Collection Guide Prepared by:
Original finding aid was prepared by Jorge’ Arevalo Mateus, PhD; updated by Melissa Kunz, June 2014.
Date Range:
1905-1992 (Bulk 1935-1971)
Extent:
7.5 linear feet (8 boxes of photographs, 1 oversize box of photographs, 3 boxes of negatives)
Provenance:
Marjorie Guthrie & offices of Harold Leventhal
Scope and Content:
Images of Woody Guthrie, including publicity portraits, in performance or studios, informal shots including images with family, friends and other musicians and celebrities; Woody Guthrie “on the road,” in the merchant marine and Army, and in the hospital. Other images include family and friends, events in honor of Woody Guthrie, and places and objects associated with Woody Guthrie.
Language:
No linguistic content.
Access Restrictions:
There are no access restrictions for this collection.
Use Restrictions:
All materials is copyrighted to Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc.
Arrangement:
The photographs and negatives are arranged chronologically into two series. Each series is further divided into sub-series according to the context of the images.
Related Materials:
For related materials please see [X]
List of Series:
Series I
: Photos 1- Images with Woody GuthrieSeries I: Subseries 1: Publicity Images (70 images)
Series I: Subseries 2: Informal Shots (10 images)
Series I: Subseries 3: Woody Guthrie in studios (7 images)
Series I: Subseries 4: Performance (20 images)
Series I: Subseries 5: Woody Guthrie with other musicians and celebrities (7 images)
Series I: Subseries 6: Events
Series I: Subseries 7: Woody Guthrie with fans and friends (5 images)
Series I: Subseries 8: On the Road (20 images)
Series I: Subseries 9: Family and Friends (20 images)
Series I: Subseries 10: Woody Guthrie in Army and Merchant Marine (7 images)
Series I: Subseries 11: Woody Guthrie in the Hospital (24 images)
Series II
: Photos 2- Family Friends and EventsSeries II: Subseries 1: Family and Friends without Woody Guthrie (56 images)
Series II: Subseries 2: Events without Woody Guthrie (106 images)
Series II: Subseries 3: Events: Tribute Concert, Carnegie Hall, 1968 (93 images)
Series II: Subseries 4: Events: Tribute Concert, Hollywood Bowl, 1971 (86 images)
Series II: Subseries 5: Objects (17 images)
Series II: Subseries 6: Places (24 images)
Series II: Subseries 7: Photos from correspondence (5 images)
Series II: Subseries 8: Dust Bowl photos (9 images)
CONTAINER LIST
SERIES I: SUBSERIES 1: PUBLICITY (70 IMAGES) |
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| Box 1 – Folder 1 | Publicity photos, Woody Guthrie, 1920s-1930s |
| Box 1 – Folder 2 | Publicity photos, Woody Guthrie, Early 1940s |
| Box 1 – Folder 3 | Publicity photos, Woody Guthrie, ca. 1943, Time Life photos |
| Box 1 – Folder 4 | Publicity photos, Woody Guthrie, 1940s |
| Box 1 – Folder 5 | Publicity photos, Woody Guthrie, Robin Carson photos, 1943 |
| Box 1 – Folder 6 | Publicity photos, Woody Guthrie, Sid Grossman, Stechbardt Studios, others, late 1930s-1940s |
SERIES I: SUBSERIES 2: INFORMAL SHOTS (10 IMAGES) |
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| Box 2 – Folder 1 | Candid Shots |
SERIES I: SUBSERIES 3: WOODY GUTHRIE IN STUDIOS (7 IMAGES) |
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| Box 2 – Folder 2 | Woody Guthrie in studios, 1940s |
SERIES I: SUBSERIES 4: PERFORMANCE (20 IMAGES) |
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| Box 2 – Folder 3 | Woody Guthrie in performance, 1930s-1940s |
| Box 2 – Folder 4 | The Martins and the Coys, 1944 |
| Box 2 – Folder 5 | FDR Bandwagon, 1944 |
SERIES I: SUBSERIES 5: WOODY GUTHRIE WITH OTHER MUSICIANS AND CELEBRITIES (7 IMAGES) |
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| Box 2 – Folder 6 | Woody Guthrie with other musicians and celebrities, 1930s-1940s |
SERIES I: SUBSERIES 6: EVENTS (9 IMAGES) |
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| Box 2 – Folder 7 | Woody Guthrie and others, Benefit tribute concerts, etc., 1950s |
SERIES I: SUBSERIES 7: WOODY GUTHRIE WITH FANS AND FRIENDS (5 IMAGES) |
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| Box 2 – Folder 8 | Woody Guthrie at Lionel Kilburg’s, 1959 |
SERIES I: SUBSERIES 8: ON THE ROAD (20 IMAGES) |
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| Box 3 – Folder 1 | California, 1939 |
| Box 3 – Folder 2 | California, 1941; Seema Weatherwax photos |
| Box 3 – Folder 3 | Washington Square Park, 1950s |
SERIES I: SUBSERIES 9: FAMILY AND FRIENDS (20 IMAGES) |
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| Box 4 – Folder 1 | Woody Guthrie with family members and friends, ca. 1920- ca. 1935 |
| Box 4 – Folder 2 | Woody Guthrie, Mary Jennings Guthrie and children |
| Box 4 – Folder 3 | Woody Guthrie, Marjorie Mazia Guthrie and children |
SERIES I: SUBSERIES 10: WOODY GUTHRIE IN ARMY AND MERCHANT MARINE (7 IMAGES) |
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| Box 4 – Folder 4 | Woody Guthrie in Army |
SERIES I: SUBSERIES 11: WOODY GUTHRIE IN THE HOSPITAL (24 IMAGES) |
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| Box 4 – Folder 5 | Woody Guthrie in the hospital |
SERIES II: SUBSERIES 1: FAMILY AND FRIENDS W/O WG (56 IMAGES) |
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| Box 5 – Folder 1 | Guthrie family, without Woody Guthrie |
| Box 5 – Folder 2 | Marjorie Mazia Guthrie and children w/o Woody Guthrie |
| Box 5 – Folder 3 | Friends and Associates, w/o Woody Guthrie |
SERIES II: SUBSERIES 2: EVENTS W/O WG (106 IMAGES) |
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| Box 5 – Folder 4 | Benefit Party, publication of Robt. Shelton’s book on Woody Guthrie |
| Box 5 – Folder 5 | Presentation of Interior Dept. Conservation Service Award, 1966 |
| Box 5 – Folder 6 | Party at Local 1199 when CBS issued Woody Guthrie Tribute album |
| Box 5 – Folder 7 | Filming “Bound for Glory” 1975 |
| Box 5 – Folder 8 | “Bound for Glory” premiere |
| Box 5 – Folder 9 | Screening of “Bound for Glory” for Farm Workers Union, 1977 |
| Box 5 – Folder 10 | Summerstage O92, Tribute to Woody Guthrie, Carla Gahr photos |
SERIES II: SUBSERIES 3: EVENTS: TRIBUTE CONCERT, CARNEGIE HALL, 1968 (93 IMAGES) |
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| Box 6 – Folder 1 | Performers on stage |
| Box 6 – Folder 2 | Backstage |
| Box 6 – Folder 3 | Audience and fans |
SERIES II: SUBSERIES 4: EVENTS: TRIBUTE CONCERT, HOLLYWOOD BOWL, 1971 (86 IMAGES) |
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| Box 7 – Folder 1 | Indoor rehearsal |
| Box 7 – Folder 2 | Outdoor rehearsal |
| Box 7 – Folder 3 | Performance |
SERIES II: SUBSERIES 5: OBJECTS (17 IMAGES) |
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| Box 7 – Folder 1 | Drawings and Manuscripts by Woody Guthrie |
| Box 7 – Folder 2 | Art depicting Woody Guthrie |
SERIES II: SUBSERIES 6: PLACES (24 IMAGES) |
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| Box 7 – Folder 3 | Woody Guthrie Substation, Bonneville Power Administration |
| Box 7 – Folder 4 | Okemah, Oklahoma; Pampa, Texas |
SERIES II: SUBSERIES 7: PHOTOS FROM CORRESPONDENCE (5 IMAGES) |
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| Box 7 – Folder 5 | Photo of man and painting sent by Gerald Gladstone |
| Box 7 – Folder 6 | Photo of Ellen sent by Nora Guthrie |
| Box 7 -Folder 7 | Photos sent by Barbie Appleman |
SERIES II: SUBSERIES 8, DUST BOWL PHOTOS (9 IMAGES) |
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| Box 7 – Folder 8 | Assorted photographs and glass plate negatives depicting the Dust Bowl era, including image by Arthur Rothstein. |