Joseph Foster Pictorial Collection
Collection
Identifier: PICT-000-1052
Scope and Content
This small selection of visual material has been transferred from the corresponding Joseph Foster Collection. It is comprised primarly of photographs of people and a few scenic views believed to be from Foster's travels. Also included are four (4) postcards addressed to Foster. Named people include Joe and Marque (Joseph and Margaret Hale Foster), Owen and Mary, Malcolm Collier, Mariana, Dr. Goetzl, Mr. Curry, and a 1871 cabinet card with the names Virginia Swinburne and Harriet Hale. Locations include Algeria, Gibraltar, Trujillo, the Andes in Peru; and on postcards: Old Church, Rancho de Taos, the Western Hotel in El Paso, Walpi (Arizona) and Saigon. Except for postmarks from 1920 to 1937 on the postcards, items are undated.
Dates
- 1871-1980s
- Majority of material found within 1920s-1930s
Language of Materials
English
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.
Biographic Information
Joseph Foster was born 27 June 1898 in Chicago, Illinois. He attended University of Wisconsin (1915-19) and worked in the publishing field before moving to Taos, New Mexico, in 1921. In Taos he began as a salesman of hand-printed Christmas cards for Ralph Pearson and his wife Margaret Hale; Foster married Margaret Hale in 1928. Foster was well connected among the Taos and Santa Fe art colonies. Joseph Foster travelled extensively in Europe and published in literary magazines as well a many books under a number of non-de-plumes.
Extent
24 items (1 folder) : 4 postcards, 1 cabinet card, 19 photographic prints
Abstract
Photographs and postcards of author Joseph Foster's family and travel, with additional unidentified subjects.
Physical Location
B2. Small Collections Box 11. Filed by Pictorial Number
Separated Material
Visual material has been transferred from Joseph Foster Collection, MSS 1052 BC
- Title
- Finding Aid of the Joseph Foster Pictorial Collection, 1871 - 1980s
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- CSWR staff
- Date
- © 2020
- 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