Charles and Havis Motisher Photo Collection
Scope and Contents
Collection contains: color transparencies and 35mm slides, b/w and color photographs, b/w and color negatives, post cards and notes documenting the Motisher's interest in Colo. scenery, locations, and seasons. Some images of Ariz., Wyo., North and South Dakota are also included. Many images have accompanying technical documentation related to image location, date and time of exposure, lens used, etc.
Dates
- 1910-1994
Creator
- Motisher, Charles S.(Charles Selby),Jr.1914-1996. (Person)
- Motisher, Havis C. (Havis Choate), 1910-2003, (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Copyright
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.
Biographical / Historical
Charles Motisher was born in N.Y. in 1914. He worked as an attorney for Transamerica and during his free time and on vacations he was, with the assistance of his wife Havis Motisher (1910-2003), an avid, amateur photographer of the Western United States.
Extent
4 photo boxes
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Havis Motisher, 1999.
General
Title supplied by cataloger.
Processing Information
Physical condition: materials are in good condition; some color photographs and negatives are faded; some b/w negatives have oxidized.
- 35mm (photographic film size) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Arizona -- 20th century -- Photographs. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Black-and-white negatives Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Black-and-white photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Cities and towns -- West (U.S.) -- 20th century -- Photographs. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Color negatives Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Color slides. Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Color transparencies Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Colorado -- 20th century -- Photographs. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Family vacations -- West (U.S.) -- Pictorial works. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Motisher, Charles S. (Charles Selby), Jr. 1914-1996 -- Photographs.
- Motisher, Havis C. (Havis Choate), 1910-2003 -- Photographs.
- North Dakota -- 20th century -- Photographs. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographic prints. Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- South Dakota -- 20th century -- Photographs. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Wyoming -- 20th century -- Photographs. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Author
- Finding Aid prepared from MARC data.
- Description rules
- Rda
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository
