Roberts, Bruce, photographic archive, 1948-1989.

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Roberts, Bruce, photographic archive, 1948-1989.

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The images in this collection chronicle the Southern experience during a significant transitional period in its history: from the early Civil Rights years to the many signs of hope for change embodied in such social programs as Head Start, VISTA, and various rural health initiatives the 1960s and 1970s. Also included are numerous images of the photographer's son David Roberts, who has Down's Syndrome; a photo essay extracted from these was the first such publication on this topic. Roberts photographed most of the prominent politicians and other public figures of his time, including Jim Bakker, Billy Graham, Lyndon Baines Johnson, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Edmund Muskie, Elvis Presley, Bob Scott, Doc Watson, and Roy Wilkins. Landscapes from the Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains to the Outer Banks capture the beauty of Roberts' adopted state of North Carolina.

5 inches manuscript material, 78,220 photonegatives (black and white, color, 35mm), 1,661 photonegatives (black and white, 120mm), 60 photonegatives (black and white, various sizes), 1,213 photoprints (black and white), 11 photoprints (color), 1,621 photoprints (black and white contact sheets), 1,206 positive transparencies (slides)

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