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Photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Helen Foster Snow pedigree charts, family group sheets, and New England surnames files, 1833-1977

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2219 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains materials relating to Helen Foster Snow's family and ancestors, including miscellaneous genealogical work sheets and research notes on New England family histories (alphabetical), correspondence, pamphlets, family letters and manuscripts, photos, maps, essays and school memorabilia, clippings, personal cartoons, class notes and outlines, and letters of endorsement. Materials date from 1833 to 1977.

Dates: 1833-1977

Helen Foster Snow photograph documentation, 1973-1979

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2219 Series 5 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains documentation, mainly grouped together in binders or originally grouped in binders. Documentation includes letters to Tim Considine, copies of photographs he owns as well as photographs in the Helen Foster Snow papers, and lists of captions for Helen Foster Snow and Tim Considine's photographs. Helen went to China in 1978 with Tim Considine and a film crew to retrace her steps from X'ian to Yan'an. Dated 1973 to 1979.

Dates: 1973-1979

Helen Foster Snow photographs, approximately 1853-2000

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2219 Series 5
Scope and Contents Contains photographs, including slides and negatives, taken by or collected by Helen Foster Snow throughout her life. Photographs of Helen’s personal life include family members, friends, vacations in the United States, Europe, and other destinations, and trips she took throughout Asia with her husband, Edgar Snow. The bulk of the photographs come from her professional life, documenting her time as a photojournalist in China beginning in 1931 and later returns to China in 1972 and 1978. Also...
Dates: approximately 1853-2000

Helen Foster Snow photographs distributed by Magnum Photos, Inc., approximately 1933-1937

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2219 Series 5 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs taken during Helen's time as a photojournalist in China and distributed by Magnum Photos, Inc. Duplicates of these photographs are also found throughout the subseries "Helen Foster Snow photographs of Asia." Also included are photocopies of the original typed captions for the photographs. Materials dated 1933 to 1940.

Dates: approximately 1933-1937

Helen Foster Snow photographs from Asia, approximately 1902-1949, approximately 1970-1987, bulk: 1931-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2219 Series 5 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents Photographs taken by or collected by Helen Foster Snow during her time as a photojournalist in China during the rise of the Chinese Communist Party. Also includes photographs of Helen Foster Snow and husband Edgar Snow on their trips to Bali, the Philippines, and various locations in China. Photographs dated 1970 and later are mainly from Helen’s trips back to China, one of which was with Tim Considine in 1978, and many of which are slides. Materials span 1902 to 1949, and 1970 to 1987, with...
Dates: approximately 1902-1949; approximately 1970-1987; Majority of material found within 1931-1940

Helen Foster Snow photographs of family and friends, approximately 1853-2000

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2219 Series 5 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents Contains photographs, including slides, pertaining to the life of Helen Foster Snow. Photograph subjects include Helen's ancestors, family members, Utah childhood, friends, pets, and domestic animals. Photos of Helen's adulthood are mainly located at her home in Connecticut or in the eastern United States. Photographs are mainly unrelated to Helen's time working in China, although some depict friends visiting from China. Many photographs have accompanying captions written on the front or...
Dates: Other: approximately 1853-2000

Helen Foster Snow photographs of family, friends, and vacations, approximately 1853-2000

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2219 Series 5 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents Contains photographs, including slides, pertaining to the life of Helen Foster Snow. Photographs include Helen's ancestors, family members, Utah childhood, friends, animals, and vacations. Photos of Helen's adulthood are mainly located at her home in Connecticut or in the eastern United States. Photographs are mainly unrelated to Helen's time working in China, though some depict friends visiting from China. Vacations include a European tour, places throughout the United States, Egypt, and...
Dates: approximately 1853-2000

Helen Foster Snow vacation photographs, approximately 1930-1988

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2219 Series 5 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents Contains photographs depicting Helen Foster Snow on various vacations, including a European tour (England, Paris, and Greece), India, and Egypt, and places throughout the United States, such as Nantucket, the Grand Canyon, Idaho, and the Tetons. Also includes a few photographs of Helen at home in Connecticut, and a scrapbook kept by Helen documenting her trip on the American Mail Line from Seattle to Shanghai in 1931. Many photographs have accompanying captions written on the front or back,...
Dates: approximately 1930-1988

Photograph of a black bear, approximately 1958

 Series — Box 140: Series 5 [Barcode: 31197239254367], Folder: 20
Identifier: MSS 2219 Series 5 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Series 2994b
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Contains photographs depicting Helen Foster Snow on various vacations, including a European tour (England, Paris, and Greece), India, and Egypt, and places throughout the United States, such as Nantucket, the Grand Canyon, Idaho, and the Tetons. Also includes a few photographs of Helen at home in Connecticut, and a scrapbook kept by Helen documenting her trip on the American Mail Line from Seattle to Shanghai in 1931. Many photographs have accompanying captions written on the front or back,...
Dates: approximately 1958

Helen Foster Snow papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2219
Scope and Contents Contains materials pertaining to the life and career of Helen Foster Snow. Includes interviews, correspondence, articles, essays, reviews, drafts, photographs, negatives, artifacts, audiovisual recordings, and other materials concerning the political climate in China during the Japanese invasion, the lives of Communist leaders and followers, and the Chinese Cooperative movements. Although materials were mainly created during the course of Helen Foster Snow's time as a foreign correspondent...
Dates: 1726-2000; Majority of material found within 1930-1980