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Susan St. Michael gift of Donna Pollach photograph archive

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: Lib. Acc. 28907

Content Description

Photograph archive of Donna Pollach, including negatives, contact sheets, prints, posters, and related materials.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

Materials donated by Susan St. Michael, partner of Donna Pollach, on August 19th, 2016.

Language of Description

English

Restrictions Apply

No

Use Restrictions

The name of the photographer, Donna Pollach, must appear on all images when published or displayed in any format.

Dates

  • Creation: 1970-2005

Creator

Extent

9.35 Cubic Feet (6 record cartons, 1 oversize flat box (25x19), 2 flat boxes (16x20), and 2 flat boxes (11x14).)

Inventory

Box 1- Container summary: contact sheets and negatives. Housed in plastic bags by take or subject. Photographer identifications and technical details on back of selected items. Folder's indicating the artist arrangement are included in the box, but the order of the materials does not appear to be retained. 1970s-early 2000s. Portraits 1970s-2000s; travel and architecture photographs; Baba Yaga- Downtown "Artquake" and recording studio Sept 1977; New World Africa Band 1976. Box 2- Container summary: 3 binders of sample portrait work (some portraits identified with green post-its). Remainder is prints grouped in plastic bags by person or subject. There does appear to be some cross mixing of the bags, review during processing. Box 3- Container summary: black box containing cards made from Pollach prints and manila envelope containing sepia tone 5x7 resale prints. Box 4- Container summary: prints grouped by take or subject in plastic bags. Box 5- Container summary: binders of slides, prints in plastic bags. Contact sheets and negatives. Contains some political protest and pride march photographs. Box 6- Container summary: audio tapes with labels relating to her Lesbian Family photo project (8 cassette tapes); Lesbian Kidz (1 VHS and 2 V-30H tapes labeled pt 1 and pt 2); box of color slides- Nootka Sound Aug 1975; hand-made visitors book for exhibit of Pollach's photography; typescript with annotations for a speech given by Susan St. Michael about Pollach at the PSU Women's Studies Spring Celebration 2005; statement by Susan St. Michael regarding lesbian motherhood, August 5, 1978; newspapers; fliers and posters for events (either directly related to Pollach or for which she provided the photograph; WomanSpirit issue featuring a photograph 1975; 2 copies 1975 Portland Woman's Calendar; Donna Pollach resume; Washington Park Zoo newsletter; personal letters from Susan St. Michael regarding Pollach's medical treatments; materials related to the OCA and protections for gay and lesbian teachers circa 1992; blue metal box of color slides, partially identified. Box 7- Container summary: mounted and oversize prints. Box 8- Container summary: mounted and oversize prints. Box 9- Container summary: Mounted and oversize prints. Box 10- Container summary: mounted and oversize prints. Box 11- posters and fliers.

  • 3 record cartons containing duplicate copies of prints, 35mm slides, and ephemera as well as personal materials out of scope or confidential in nature including: Greeting cards and resale prints; personal letters relating to Pollach's medical treatment; receipts and invoices; hand-made visitors book for exhibit of Pollach's photography; diploma from Portland State University; duplicate ephemera; travel post card collection; 1 metal 35 mm slide box and 2 3-ring binders of 35 mm slides; 1 record carton of duplicate prints; 1 record carton of duplicate mounted prints.