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Frederick “Fritz” Kaeser collection

 Collection
Identifier: AG 86

Scope and Contents

The Frederick “Fritz” Kaeser collection is arranged in two boxes. Box one contains papers related to Kaeser. Box two houses his Linhof Rollex camera with adapters for shooting 6x6 and 6x9 film.

Dates

  • 1933-1970s

Creator

Language of Materials

Material in English

Conditions Governing Access

To access materials from this collection, please contact CCP-RefDesk@email.arizona.edu

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission from the copyright owner (which could be the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates or literary executors) prior to any copyright-protected uses of the collection.

The user agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents, the University of Arizona, Center of Creative Photography, including its officers, employees, and agents, from and against all claims made relating to copyright or other intellectual property infringement

Biographical Note

Frederick “Fritz” Kaeser was born in 1910 and educated as a photographer as a young boy in Aspen, Colorado. At one point he trained with Ansel Adams for a brief period of time. He ultimately settled in Tucson, Arizona, photographing natural textures and patterns found in the earth.

Extent

1 Linear Foot

Metadata Rights Declarations

  • License: This record is made available under an Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Creative Commons license.

Abstract

Papers of Frederick "Fritz" Kaeser (1910-1990), photographer. Includes correspondence with Ansel Adams and Minor White, clippings, catalogs, writings by Kaeser and several photographs showing Kaeser's activities, 1933-1970s.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

A gift of Milly Kaeser, the photographer's widow, in 1990.

Processing Information

Collection processed and finding aid updated by Meghan Jordan in May 2016 and by Tai Huesgen in February 2021.

Title
Frederick “Fritz” Kaeser collection 1933-1970s
Author
Finding aid created by CCP Archives Staff
Date
© 2021
Description rules
Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard)
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid encoded in English

Repository Details

Part of the Center for Creative Photography Archives Repository

Contact:
1030 N. Olive RD
Tucson Arizona 85721 United States