Palfi, Marion, 1907-1978

Scope and Contents The Friends of Photography records measure approximately 125 linear feet and date from 1964 to 2005, although the bulk of the material falls between 1985 and 2001 when the organization was based in San Francisco, California. Files from earlier years when the organization was located in Carmel, California were most likely lost during the group’s gradual move to San Francisco in the years following Ansel Adams death in 1984. Received in 2002 as a gift collection, records document the founding...

Abstract Papers and photographic materials, 1920s - 1983, relating to the career of Marion Palfi (1907 - 1978), photographer. The bulk of this collection documents her activities as a photographer, teacher, researcher, and social critic during the period from 1945 to 1978. There is little documentation of her first career in Germany as an actress, model, and dancer. The correspondence contains letters, telegrams, and postcards between Palfi and friends, photographers, scholars, writers, publishers,...

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This collection contains miscellaneous materials (1925-2006) documenting the life and career of Marion Palfi (1907-1978), photographer. Each group of materials was acquired from separate sources and are described separately.