Frederick W. Kent Photograph Collection

Collection

Identifier: RG30.0001.001

Staff Only
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Scope and Contents

The Frederick W. Kent Collection of Photographs is comprised of about 50,000 prints and negatives. The collection relates to most areas of the University of Iowa, including individuals, departments, and buildings, and it visually documents nearly every decade of University life since classes commenced in 1855. The majority of the images are dated between 1880 and 1980. In addition to University images, the collection includes approximately 2,000 images of commercial and residential structures off-campus in Iowa City, Iowa.

Note: The following inventory lists, where available, categories under which prints and negatives in the Frederick W. Kent Collection may be found. The number of prints or negatives in each category will range from as few as one to as many as 100 or more. For two sub-series - Faculty and Staff, and Students - there are no categories; in each case, individual items are arranged alphabetically by name. For the Theatre sub-series, photographs are arranged chronologically by school year, 1936 to 1972. See staff for additional information

Dates

Creation: 1866-2000
Creation: Majority of material found within 1880-1980

Creator

Kent, Frederick W. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Extent

109.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Method of Acquisition

A portion of the Frederick W. Kent Collection of Photographs was transferred from University Photo Service to University Archives prior to 1970, with many additional transfers during the 1980s and 1990s. Guide posted to the Internet February 2005; updated January 2008.

Related Materials

Alumni and Former Students Vertical Files Collection (RG01.0015.001)

Bennett, Mary. "The Man behind the Camera: Fred W. Kent." Palimpsest 75 (fall 1994): 102-131, illus. (Main)

Brown, Janet. "Pairing the Past with the Present." Iowan 32, no. 3 (spring 1984): 35-39, illus. Includes Fred W. Kent photographs of Iowa City. (Main)

Bulletin of the State University of Iowa . Iowa City: The University Press, 1863-1938. illus.

Campus Buildings Vertical Files Collection (RG01.0015.002)

Faculty and Staff Vertical Files Collection (RG01.0015.003)

Gerber, John C. A Pictorial History of the University of Iowa. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1988. 273 pp., illus.

Grady, Al. 25 Years with the Fighting Hawkeyes: Fourth Quarter, 1964-1988. Iowa City : University of Iowa Athletic Department, 1989. 196 pp., illus. Football.

Kent, Frederick W. "Oral History Interview." University of Iowa Oral History Project, 9. 34 pp. 1976. (RG01.0006.001)

Lamb, Dick, and Bert McGrane.75 Years with the Fighting Hawkeyes. Iowa City: University of Iowa Athletic Department, 1989. [3d printing] 284 pp., illus., tables.

Liffring-Zug, Joan. "Fred Kent's Iowa ." Iowan 23, no. 2 (winter 1974): 41-47, illus. (Main)

Mansheim, Gerald. Iowa City: an illustrated history. Norfolk, Va.: Donning Co., c1989. 224 pp., illus.

Luck, David J. Student Protest at Iowa. Iowa City: Typography Laboratory, University of Iowa School of Journalism, 1969. 10 pp., illus. Photographic essay.

"Photo by Kent : 60 Years of History on Film" University of Iowa Alumni Review 32, no. 6 (October-November 1979): 22-24, illus. (Main)

Zieglowsky, Debby J. "Pantatorium Summer." Palimpsest 68 (summer 1987): 72-83, illus. Fred W. Kent, UI student, and photography at Arnolds Park, Iowa, 1913-1914. (Main)

In addition to what is presented here, researchers should note that there are additional photographic collections in the RG30.0001 series, as well as small photographic collections throughout the various Archives holdings.