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Elam School of Fine Arts photographs by Wally Floyd

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-FA 2012/10

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of photographs of staff and students of the Elam School of Fine Arts, primarily taken for the purpose of display within the Department. Photographs are mainly of first-year class groups, but also include senior section photographs, and staff mug-shots and groups shots.

Class rolls, negatives, small prints and mounted enlargements are represented, some of which identify students by name.

Dates

  • 1977 - 1993

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Not restricted.

Conditions Governing Use

RESTRICTED. Material may not be copied without permission of the copyright holder.

Biographical / Historical

Wallace (Wally) H. Floyd is an American photographer who was a member of the Elam School of Fine Arts technical staff from 1976 until his retirement in 1992.

Initially he studied liberal arts at the University of Washington, Seattle, then photography in Palo Alto, California, while pursuing alternating careers as a professional jazz drummer and as a professional colour laboratory technician.

At Elam he was technical advisor to all photographic students working in black and white photography through to advanced colour printing.

Extent

3.5 metres (2 boxes, 9 poster folders, and 1 binder-box)

Language of Materials

English

Legal Status

These images were created for the purpose of the University's business. Copyright resides with the University of Auckland.

These images are Public Records under the Public Records Act, 2005.

Title
Inventory of the Elam School of Fine photographs by Wally Floyd
Status
Completed
Author
Victoria Passau
Date
2013
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Revision Statements

  • 2016: Revised and updated by William Hamill

Repository Details

Part of the Fine Arts Special Collections, University of Auckland Repository

Contact:
5 Alfred Street
Private Bag 92019
Auckland 1142 New Zealand