Research Catalog

Title

Bureau of Social Science Research photograph collection.

Author

Gollin, Albert E.

Publication

1963-1968.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Found In

p1pc Gollin, Albert E. Bureau of Social Science Research files, 1962-1970 (OCoLC)729640029

Description

• 29 items (two folders); 21 x 26 cm
• 29 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white ;

Summary

• Depictions of participants and activities related to the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963) and the Poor People's Campaign (1968), both held in Washington, D.C., that were photographed for two sociological studies conducted by sociologist Albert E. Gollins for the Bureau of Social Science Research.
• The March on Washington series consists of aerial views of the crowd gathered around the National Mall between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial; views of parked buses and traffic conditions near the Mall; and a view of the capital from across the Potomac River. The Poor People's Campaign series consists of views of the African American residents and the plywood and plastic-sheeting huts of "Resurrection City" built on the Mall; views of demonstrators gathered around the Mall's Reflecting Pool; and candid shots of Black and White demonstrators. Well-known civil rights activists and other public figures are not depicted.

Subject

• Bureau of Social Science Research (Washington, D.C.)
• March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.)
• Poor People's Campaign
• Demonstrations > Washington, D.C. > 1960-1969
• Crowds > Washington, D.C. > 1960-1969
• African Americans > Civil rights
• Monuments & memorials > Washington, D.C

Genre/Form

• Portrait photographs – 1960-1969.
• Group portraits – 1960-1969.
• Gelatin silver prints – 1960-1969.
• Aerial views – 1960-1969.
• Cityscapes – 1960-1969.

Note

• Title taken from Bureau of Social Science Research Files.
• Some photographs bear handwritten captions on verso; some items are duplicates.

Terms of Use (note)

• Some items may be restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography (note)

• The Bureau of Social Science Research, 1950-1986, was a non-profit research organization that developed social theories and research methods which were applied to contemporary social problems. Albert E. Gollin, 1930-1999, was a media sociologist and research associate of the bureau who conducted sociological studies of the 1963 March on Washington and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign to study the role of the media as it covered and influenced these events.

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of the Bureau of Social Science Research Files, 1962-1970.

Call Number

Sc Photo Bureau of Social Science Research Collection

OCLC

1015574249

Author

Gollin, Albert E., compiler.

Title

Bureau of Social Science Research photograph collection.

Production

1963-1968.

Type of Content

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

sheet

Terms Of Use

Some items may be restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography

The Bureau of Social Science Research, 1950-1986, was a non-profit research organization that developed social theories and research methods which were applied to contemporary social problems. Albert E. Gollin, 1930-1999, was a media sociologist and research associate of the bureau who conducted sociological studies of the 1963 March on Washington and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign to study the role of the media as it covered and influenced these events.

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Bureau of Social Science Research Files, 1962-1970.

Local Note

Sc MG 406

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Found In:

p1pc Gollin, Albert E. Bureau of Social Science Research files, 1962-1970 (OCoLC)729640029

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Bureau of Social Science Research Collection