Fred W. Kent Papers 1939-1963

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Fred W. Kent Papers 1939-1963

This collection, which dates from 1939 to 1971, contains photocopies of images taken by photographer Fred W. Kent as well as his correspondence with various people.

1 box

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6401994

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Kent, Fred W. (Frederick Wallace), 1894-1984.

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Frederick Wallace Kent, photographer, was born in 1894 in De Witt, Iowa. His fascination with cameras began early and led to the creation of what his family estimated were one million photos. Kent's formal career was mostly spent at the University of Iowa, where he was a lecturer and instructor in photography from 1923 until 1925. He also served as curator of photographic apparatus and consulting photographer for the university from 1936 until 1947. Kent founded University Photo Service, and was...