Elsa Dorfman papers

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Elsa Dorfman papers

1937-2017

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou02975/catalog

Collection includes poetry, prose, correspondence, biographical and critical files, family documents and photographs, business and teaching files, and ephemera. Contains address books and mailing lists; appointment books, notes and notebooks, audio-visual and born-digital material; articles, biographies, and publications about Dorfman; calendars; correspondence, much of which relates to publication and exhibition; ephemera; family photographs; manuscripts; photography equipment; promotional materials; realia; teaching materials; website materials; posters; and publications.

21 linear feet (25 boxes)

eng, Latn

Houghton Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 11659067

Houghton Library

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Dorfman, Elsa, 1937-2020

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Elsa Dorfman (April 26, 1937 – May 30, 2020) was an American portrait photographer. She worked in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was known for her use of a large-format instant Polaroid camera. Dorfman was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on April 26, 1937, and was raised in Roxbury and Newton. She was the eldest of three daughters of Arthur and Elaine (Kovitz). Her father worked at a grocery chain as a produce buyer; her mother was a housewife. Her family was of Jewish descent. She studied...