Magnum Photos, Inc.: A Preliminary Inventory of Its Collection in the Photography Collection at the Harry Ransom Center Descriptive Summary Creator: Magnum Photos, Inc. Title: Magnum Photos, Inc., Photography Collection Dates: 1929-2004 Extent: 1,320 boxes and 39 portfolios (approx. 200,000 photographic prints) Abstract: Magnum Photos' New York bureau photograph morgue consisting largely of black-and-white gelatin silver prints dating from 1929 to 2004. The photographs show the world and its people, events, issues, geography, and personalities as captured through the lenses of Magnum members. Language: English Access: Open for research. Researchers may also wish to consult an FAQ about the collection. Administrative Information Acquisition: Gift, 2013 (previously on deposit, 2010) Processed by: Mary Alice Harper, 2010 Repository: The University of Texas at Austin, Harry Ransom Center Magnum Photos, Inc. Scope and Contents The collection consists of photographs from Magnum Photos' New York bureau, dating from 1929 to 2004. Black-and-white gelatin silver prints make up the bulk of the collection, but also included are a few color prints, ink jet prints, and copy transparencies. The photographs show the world and its people, events, issues, geography, and personalities as captured through the lenses of Magnum members. The images in this collection were made to distribute to publishers, the media, advertisers, and museums and galleries from around the globe. Nearly half the photographs were sent out for assignments and returned, and thus show evidence of much handling. The backs of many of the photographs are marked and stamped, evidence of their usage and means for refiling. Since its foundation in 1947, Magnum has used a number of filing systems (the current system arranges photographs by story number). The original physical order of the collection is preserved, but in order to facilitate search and retrieval, this preliminary inventory groups similar photographs in the following five series: Series I, Photographers; Series II, Personalities; Series III, Subjects; Series IV, Geographical; and Series V, Magnum. The bulk of the materials are listed at box-level only. All subjects and titles in this preliminary inventory are those assigned by Magnum. The first series, Photographers, is comprised of boxes containing the works of single photographers only, and it is in alphabetical order by photographer. In general the boxes follow each photographer's career chronologically, occasionally ending with a portfolio of exhibition prints. Box descriptions that are seven digits long (e.g., 1944001) are for specific stories; the first four digits represent the year of the story and the last three digits represent the story number within a given year. Series II, Personalities, consists of images of notable figures from around the world. Included are portraits and snapshots of world leaders, politicians, artists, authors, activists, sports figures, actors and actresses, designers, architects, musicians, and other celebrated people. Each personality received his or her own folder, so the majority of boxes show a range of names rather than a single name. Individual names are displayed either as they appear in the Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) or have been formed in accordance with the Anglo American Cataloging Rules 2nd revision (AACR2r). Dates appearing in conjunction with names are the life and/or death dates of the subject. The third series, Subjects, consists of generic, domestic topical subjects, and excludes personalities and foreign countries. All subjects are listed alphabetically. Series IV, Geography, is divided first by continent or world region, and then subdivided by country and listed alphabetically. The final series, Magnum, is comprised of portraits and snapshots of Magnum photographers, staff, contributors and meetings. Additionally there are groups of images collected by Magnum members for specific projects. Individual names are displayed either as they appear in the LCNAF or have been formed in accordance with the AACR2r. Dates appearing in conjunction with names are the life and/or death dates of 2 Magnum Photos, Inc. the subject. This preliminary inventory was created to provide immediate access to the collection. In the interest of preserving the original state of the archive, folders not containing any photographs were left in place and listed but are marked as empty in this inventory. Boxes and/or folders not described in Magnum's original inventory are noted as such. In the future, more detailed, folder-level information will be added. All personalities will be listed individually, and all subjects and geographical locations will contain subcategories. Index Terms Subjects Celebrities Demonstrations Economic & social conditions Photojournalism People Politicians War World leaders Places Africa--Pictorial works Asia--Pictorial works Central America--Pictorial works Europe--Pictorial works Middle East--Pictorial works North America--Pictorial works Oceania--Pictorial works South America--Pictorial works Soviet Union--Pictorial works Document Types Digital prints Dye coupler prints Film transparencies 3 Magnum Photos, Inc. Gelatin silver prints 4 Magnum Photos, Inc. Series I. Photographers, 1929-2004 Abbas 1968-1978 Box 768 1979-1983 Box 769 1984-1986 Box 770 1987-1989 Box 771 1990-1991 Box 772 1992 Box 773 1993 Box 774 1993-1994 Box 775 1995-1996 Box 776 1996-1997 Box 777 1997-1998 Box 778 1997-1999 Box 779 1999-2000 Box 780 Additional Box 1278 Australia [1 folder] Box 1107 Portfolio Box 1346 Adelman, Bob 1961-1975 Box 781 Additional Box 1333 Agata, Antoine d' 5 Magnum Photos, Inc. Portfolio Box 1350 Anderson, Chris 1999-2008 Box 1283 2006, ESPN Mag[azine] Box 1284 Undated [4 folders] Box 1283-1284 Arnold, Eve 1950-1956 Box 784 1957-1960 Box 785 1961-1964 Box 786 1965-1968 Box 787 1969-1997 Box 788 Additional Box 1285 Portfolio Box 1346 Bar-Am, Micha 1955-1970 Box 791 1971-1979 Box 792 1980-1997 Box 793 Additional Box 1286 Barbey, Bruno 1964-1968 Box 789 1969-1995 Box 790 6 Magnum Photos, Inc. Additional, 1965-1970 Box 1285 Additional, 1971-1988, undated Box 1286 Portfolio Box 1347 Bendiksen, Jonas Portfolio Box 1347 Berry, Ian 1959-1971 Box 794 1971-1988 Box 795 1989-2000 Box 796 Additional Box 1287 Portfolio Box 1348 Bischof, Werner 1937-1954 Box 797 Additional Box 1287 Portfolio Box 1340 Burri, René 1950-1959 Box 798 1960-1961 Box 799 1962-1967 Box 800 1968-1984 Box 801 7 Magnum Photos, Inc. 1985-1994 Box 802 1995-1999 Box 803 Additional Box 1287 Portfolio Box 1348 Capa, Cornell 1947-1957 Box 804 1958-1961 Box 805 1962-1994 Box 806 Additional Box 1287 Portfolio Box 1349 Capa, Robert 1934-1936 Box 807 1937 Box 808 1938-1940 Box 809 1941-1943 Box 810 1944 Box 811-813 1945-1947 Box 814 1948-1950 Box 815 1951-1954 Box 816 Additional Box 1288 Portfolio Box 1349 Cartier-Bresson, Henri 8 Magnum Photos, Inc. 19XX-1937 Box 904 1938-1946 Box 905 1947-1950 Box 906 1951-1952 Box 907 1953 Box 908 1954-1956 Box 909 1957-1960 Box 910 1961-1963 Box 911 1964-1968 Box 912 1969-1972 Box 913 1973-1999 Box 914 Additional, 1929-1949 Box 1302 Additional, 1950-1959 Box 1303 Additional, 1960-1969 Box 1304 Additional, 1970-1999 Box 1305 Additional and no story numbers Box 1306 Additional, signed vintage prints Box 1334 Chang, Chien-Chi 1989-1997 Box 817 1998-1999 Box 818 2000-2003 Box 819 Additional, 1998-2003, undated Box 1332 Portfolio Box 1350 9 Magnum Photos, Inc. D'Agata, Antoine, see Agata, Antoine d' Dauman, Henri 1960002 [1 folder] Box 830 Davidson, Bruce 1957-1959 Box 820 1959007 Box 821 1960-1961 Box 822 1962-1964 Box 823 1965 Box 824 1966-1969 Box 825 1970-1980 Box 826 1982-1992 Box 827 1993-1996 Box 828 1997-1999 Box 829 1999-2004 Box 830 Additional, 1957-1965 Box 1289 Additional, 1966 Box 1290 Additional, 1967-1993 Box 1291 Additional, 1995-2003, undated Box 1292 Portfolio Box 1341 De Keyzer, Carl, see Keyzer, Carl de 10 Magnum Photos, Inc. Depardon, Raymond 1957-1972 Box 832 1972-1980 Box 833 1981-1991 Box 834 1992-1996 Box 835 1996-2001 Box 836 Additional, 1972-1982 Box 1288 Portfolio Box 1351 Dworzak, Thomas 1993010, Georgia--Abkhazia Box 838 2001017, Republic of Macedonia 2001032, Yugoslavia--Belgrade--After Milosevic 2001033, Afghanistan Portfolio Box 1352 Economopoulos, Nikos 1979-1992 Box 839 1993-2000 Box 840 Portfolio Box 1352 Erwitt, Elliott 19XX-1953 Box 841 11 Magnum Photos, Inc. 1954-1955 Box 842 1956-1959 Box 843 1960-1963 Box 844 1964-1967 Box 845 1968 Box 846 1969-1975 Box 847 1976-1983 Box 848 1984-1993 Box 849 1996-2004 Box 850 Additional, 1950-1962 Box 1288 Additional, 1963-1988 Box 1293 Additional, 1988-1995, undated Box 1294 Portfolio Box 1353 Solomon Islands Box 554 Franck, Martine 1964-1976 Box 860 1977-1984 Box 861 1985-1992 Box 862 1993-1994 Box 863 1995-1996 Box 864 1997-2000 Box 865 Additional, 1964-1993 Box 1295 Additional, 1994-2001 Box 1296 Additional, undated Box 1297 12 Magnum Photos, Inc. Portfolio Box 1353 Franklin, Stuart 1950-1989 Box 868 1953 [1 folder] Box 866 1990-1997 Box 867 1998 Box 866 Portfolio Box 1372 Freed, Leonard 1954-1961 Box 851 1962-1964 Box 852 1964-1966 Box 853 1967-1968 Box 854 1970-1977 Box 855 1978-1987 Box 856 1989-1993 Box 857 1994-1997 Box 858 1998-2001 Box 859 Additional Box 1294 Portfolio Box 1354 Fusco, Paul 1968-1993 Box 869 13 Magnum Photos, Inc. 1994-1996 Box 870 1996-1998 Box 871 1998-2000 Box 872 Additional, 1967-1981 Box 1297 Additional, 1986-1994, undated Box 1298 Portfolio Box 1342 García Rodero, Cristina Portfolio Box 1354 Gaumy, Jean 1971-1979 Box 873 1980-1986 Box 874 1987-1995 Box 875 1996-2000 Box 876 Additional Box 1298 Magnum Gold portfolio [1 folder] Box 70 Portfolio Box 1355 Gilden, Bruce 1969-1985 Box 877 1986-1991 Box 878 1992-1996 Box 879 1997-1998 Box 880 1999 Box 881 14 Magnum Photos, Inc.