University Photography Collection (collecting area)

Object type Photograph Record level Collection

Details

Title
University Photography Collection (collecting area)
Descriptive titles
  • Peter G Adamson Collection
  • Photographic Muniments Collection
  • The University of St Andrews Staff Photographer Collection
  • University History Collection
Description
The University Collection contains photographs collected by Special Collections, including photographs taken by staff photographers or commissioned by the university Publications Department, Print and Design Unit, as well as various other departments and academic schools. The images were created in order to record events, graduations, visiting scholars and speakers, students, and the development and expansion of the university within the town of St Andrews. Of particular note is the work of the university staff photographer Peter Adamson who documented the life and history of the university from 1968-2006. Biographical information about Peter Adamson as well as lists documenting his photographic production are available for download. Copyright of images in this collection will vary depending on who took the photographs and the nature of contractual agreements with external photographers.
Collection
Photographic Collections
Parent record
Photographic Collections Parent record level Collection
Hierarchy
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Created by
Date
ca. 1968 - 2017
Extent
  • 21513
Department
Special Collections - Photographic Collections
Record level
Collection
Format
Media
Acknowledgement
© The University of St Andrews
Conditions
CC BY-NC Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Public License
Credit line
Courtesy of the University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums

Location

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