Al Clayton photographs, 1960s-1980s.

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Al Clayton photographs, 1960s-1980s.

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Contact sheets (proof sheets containing contract prints from more than one negative that are often used to select individual images for printing) and photographic negatives of images by Al Clayton. Included are photographs used in "Still Hungry in America by Robert Coles" (1969) and "Southern Food: At Home, On the Road, In History" by John Egerton (1987). There are also images relating to country music, the Grand Ole Opry, and life in the American South.

About 3500 items (2.5 linear ft.)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Grand Ole Opry (Theater)

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Clayton, Al, 1934-

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Photographer Al Clayton of Atlanta, Ga., was trained as a medical photographer and photojournalist. In the 1960s, he traveled through the Mississippi Delta, eastern Kentucky, Georgia, and Alabama, documenting poor people's lives. In July 1967, his photographs were presented at a hearing on Capitol Hill, where they helped spur senators to call for increased funding for anti-poverty programs. These images were collected in Robert Coles's "Still Hungry in America" (1969). Clayton has also contribut...

Coles, Robert Stephen

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Robert Coles is a child psychiatrist who worked at Harvard University, social activist, and prolific author. His work especially concerns the experiences of children, but he has also written about contemporary literature, psychology, religion, and other dimensions of American culture. From the description of Robert Coles papers, 1954-1990. WorldCat record id: 26180492 ...

Egerton, John, 1721-1787

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John Egerton was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1935. He has written several books including GENERATIONS: AN AMERICAN FAMILY, which won the Weatherford Award in 1983 and the Lillian Smith Award in 1984. From the description of John Egerton collection. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79463034 John W. Egerton served as editor of the University of South Florida News Bureau during the early years of the institution. This collection includes materials gathered by Egerton during the ...