Eldred R. Harrington Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: PICT-000-299
Scope and Content
This collection contains photographs of Albuquerque High students, and facilities, many landscapes, and cityscapes, and other photographs mainly dealing with education and geology. Photographs pertaining to Oil Shale Reporting Technology and geological interest include Black Butte, the Shoshone Ice Caves of Idaho, and Isleta lava. There are a number of photographs of Harrington's classes at Albuquerque High School and of his tours around the country by motorcycle. A later addition (box 12) also has photos related to the Harrington family, of Al Simpson, bicycle dealer in Albuquerque and friend of E. R. Harrington, along with five postcards depicting kilt-clad Scotsmen, agriculture, including McCormick agricultural machinery, and Navajo and Pueblo communities and Indians including San Ildefonso potter María Martínez and her husband, Julian Martínez.
Dates
- 1930-1961
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Duplication of print and photographic material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for copyright compliance. For more information see the Photographs and Images Research Guide and contact the Pictorial Archivist.
Biography
Eldred Ray Harrington was born in Kansas in 1902, and died in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1980. The accomplishment for which he is best known is his dedication to teaching in public high schools for the majority of his lifetime. He was raised by his mother, Isis Harrington, a teacher with the Indian School Service in Albuquerque, New Mexico. E. R. Harrington followed in her footsteps, becoming an influential teacher for many students of Albuquerque High School.
Extent
uncounted items (12 boxes) : uncounted photographs
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains photographs of Albuquerque High students, and facilities, many landscapes, and cityscapes, and other photographs mainly dealing with education and geology.
Physical Location
B2. Shelved by Pictorial Number.
Alternate Format Available
A small amount of photos from the Eldred R. Harrington Photograph Collection are available online via New Mexico Digital Collections.
Separated Material
Photographs were separated from the Eldred R. Harrington Papers.
- Albuquerque (N.M.) -- Pictorial works
- Albuquerque High School (Albuquerque, N.M.)
- Education -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque -- Pictorial works
- Indians of North America -- Pictorial works
- Martínez, María Montoya
- Motorcycles -- Travel -- Pictorial works
- Navajo Indians -- 20th century -- Pictorial works
- Photographs
- Pottery -- New Mexico -- San Ildefonso Pueblo -- Pictorial works
- Pueblo Indians -- New Mexico -- Pictorial works
- Pueblos -- New Mexico -- Pictorial works
- Schools -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque -- Pictorial works
- Students -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque -- Pictorial works
- Teachers -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque -- Pictorial works
- Title
- Finding Aid of the Eldred R. Harrington Photograph Collection, 1930-1961
- Status
- Approved
- Author
- Processed by Pictorial Collections Staff
- Date
- ©2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu