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African American photographer, of Fort Worth, Tex.

From the description of Calvin Littlejohn photographs, 1947-ca. 1960. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70954410

Calvin Littlejohn (1909-1993) was born in Arkansas but moved to the Fort Worth Area in the 1930s and established his commercial photography studio there in 1934.

He continued his practice for nearly six decades, initially focusing on the steady work to be found in documenting families, business establishments, churches, schools, and the various cultural organizations supporting the surrounding African-American community. World War II interrupted his photographic work, as he served as an Army private at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, but upon his return Littlejohn began expanding his scope to include capturing recreation hall parties, speaking engagements, visiting celebrities, and other everyday events which produced more candid photographs than his studio portrait work, which he still maintained. Though Littlejohn spent time as an accomplished gardener, civic developer (in his attempts to revitalize Fort Worth's Evans Avenue business district), publisher, and inventor, the demands of his successful photography studio, as well as occasional freelance photography for newspapers like the Fort Worth Mind, Lake Como Monitor, La Vida News, the Fort Worth Press, and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, occupied most of his time.

From the description of Littlejohn, Calvin, photographic archive, circa 1948-1993. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 244006401

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Calvin Littlejohn (1909-1993) was born in Arkansas but moved to the Fort Worth Area in the 1930s and established his commercial photography studio there in 1934. He continued his practice for nearly six decades, initially focusing on the steady work to be found in documenting families, business establishments, churches, schools, and the various cultural organizations supporting the surrounding African-American community. World War II interrupted his photographic work, as he served as an Army private at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, but upon his return Littlejohn began expanding his scope to include capturing recreation hall parties, speaking engagements, visiting celebrities, and other everyday events which produced more candid photographs than his studio portrait work, which he still maintained.

Though Littlejohn spent time as an accomplished gardener, civic developer (in his attempts to revitalize Fort Worth’s Evans Avenue business district), publisher, and inventor, the demands of his successful photography studio, as well as occasional freelance photography for newspapers like the Fort Worth Mind, Lake Como Monitor, La Vida News, the Fort Worth Press, and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, occupied most of his time. Littlejohn’s work provides a comprehensive portrait of the African-American experience in Fort Worth and Tarrant County during segregation and beyond.

From the guide to the Calvin Littlejohn Photographic Archive AR 2000-229, 2001-237, 2004-055 ., ca. 1948-1993, (University of Texas at Austin, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History)

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Littlejohn, Calvin, 1909-1993. Calvin Littlejohn photographs, 1947-ca. 1960.

Title: Calvin Littlejohn photographs, 1947-ca. 1960.

Selected examples of Littlejohn's black and white commercial photography.

ArchivalResource: 24 items.

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Littlejohn, Calvin, 1909-1993. Littlejohn, Calvin, photographic archive, circa 1948-1993.

Title: Littlejohn, Calvin, photographic archive, circa 1948-1993.

Black & white and color negatives, proofs, photographic prints, mounted slides, correspondence, business records, and artifacts document the life of African-Americans in Fort Worth and Tarrant County during the mid-20th century, as well as the post-war portion of Littlejohn's career in photography. Individual portraits comprise nearly half (30 linear ft.) of the archive, and document Fort Worth's history at a personal level. The other aspects of Littlejohn's commercial photography, which encompassed photographing weddings, churches and church-sponsored occasions, parties, fashion shows, formal balls, fundraisers, and other social gatherings, make up most of the remaining archive.

ArchivalResource: 63 feet, 5.5 inches. Approximately 70,000 film negatives and 55,000 prints.

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Calvin Littlejohn Photographic Archive AR 2000-229, 2001-237, 2004-055 ., ca. 1948-1993

Title: Calvin Littlejohn Photographic Archive ca. 1948-1993

The archive consists of Littlejohn's professional work done primarily in the Fort Worth, Texas area, including studio portraits, group portraits at social gatherings, church services, school events, birthday parties, and other images of the African-American experience in North Texas.

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Littlejohn, Calvin, 1909-1993

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