http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c82b94k8 No online items Morley Baer Photographs MS.006 Debra Roussopoulos University of California, Santa Cruz 2018 1156 High Street Santa Cruz 95064 [email protected] URL: http://guides.library.ucsc.edu/speccoll Morley Baer Photographs MS.006 MS.006 1 Language of Material: English Contributing Institution: University of California, Santa Cruz Title: Morley Baer Photographs creator: Baer, Morley source: Morley Baer Photographic Trust Identifier/Call Number: MS.006 Physical Description: 168 Linear Feet295 boxes; 4 framed items Date (inclusive): 1945-1996 Conditions Governing Access Collection is open for research. Advance notice is required to access negatives and proof prints (boxes 142-291) so that they can be retrieved from storage. Please contact Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access. Conditions Governing Use Property rights for this collection reside with the University of California. Copyright resides with the Morley Baer Photography Trust (www.morleybaer.com). UCSC Special Collections and Archives requires written permission from the copyright holder to allow reproduction of this material, including photography in the reading room. Permission must be sent to [email protected] in advance. For more information on copyright or to order a reproduction, please visit guides.library.ucsc.edu/speccoll/reproduction-publication. Preferred Citation Morley Baer Photographs. MS 6. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz. Biographical / Historical Morley Baer was an internationally known photographer and teacher who documented iconic images of the California and the Central Coast, Bay Area architecture, and the Southwest. Born in Toledo, Ohio in 1916, Morley Baer graduated from the University of Michigan in 1939 with a master's degree in English. He served in the Navy during World War II, photographing the Atlantic theater and under Edward Steichen, documenting the war in the Pacific. He left his career in advertising in favor of photography after accompanying a photographer friend on an assignment. He worked as a photographer's assistant learning his craft from the ground up. Morley Baer made his first pilgrimage to Carmel in 1939, in search of Edward Weston, whose photographs he had seen at a Chicago exhibition. He moved to California permanently in 1946. Mr. Baer applied for an apprenticeship with Weston, only to be turned down. Later, the two became good friends in a circle of local photographers that also included the late Ansel Adams. Working primarily with large-format cameras, Morley Baer was best known for his black-and-white landscape and architectural photographs. He received the National Award for Photography from the American Institute of Architects in 1965 and in 1979 was the first photographer to receive the coveted Prix de Rome from the American Academy. Mr. Baer's photographs were exhibited internationally for more than four decades. He was also a teacher, serving during the late 1950s as chairman of the photographic department at the San Francisco Art Institute, and held numerous workshops through private and public institutions such as the University of California. Morley Baer died in 1995 at the age of 79. Examiner News Services, San Francisco Chronicle, November 13, 1995. Scope and Contents This collection contains the commercial work and fine art photography of Morley Baer, including vintage and estate photographs, proof prints, negatives and transparencies, portfolios and framed prints. Also included are biographical materials, correspondence, and business papers relating to educational workshops, fine art exhibits, publications, and lectures. Additional Collection Guide See the Morley Baer Job Number Index for a complete listing of his commercial projects with corresponding job numbers. Job Number Index Subjects and Indexing Terms Photography, Artistic Morley Baer Photographs MS.006 MS.006 2 Morley Baer Photographic Trust Biographical 1937-1995 Box 1 Awards: The American Institute of Architect's Photography; Center for Photographic Art 1966-1992 box-folder 2:1 Personal correspondence, includes Frances Baer 1977-1995 box-folder 2:2 Biographies, resumes, artist's statements, ephemera 1977-1990 box-folder 2:3 Morley Baer Archive for Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art (MPMA) - proposal 1989-1994 box-folder 2:4 Obituaries 1995 box-folder 2:5 The Michiganensian 1937 - yearbook 1937 Box 21 Photographs of Morley Baer by Reverdy Johnson, Ted Orland, John McCleary, Kate Jordahl 1990, Jerry Lebeck, Tim Shue, M. Mithiss [?], Nancy A. Melin, Patrick Cashmore 1976, Ed Buryn 1977; Morley Baer and Morley with Frances Baer by Jon Burris 1995. 1970-1995 Box 22 Photographs of Morley Baer by unidentified photographers 1970-1990 Box 23 Photographs of Morley Baer by Kent Johns 1983, S.E. Fohrman 1987, Bob Sites, Sharon Galvin 1995, and unidentified photographers 1980-1995 Box 24 Photographs of Morley Baer by Judy Dator 1977, Martha Pearson 1977 and 1979, Arthur Goldenberg 1981, Huntington/Witherill 1986, with Carmel group by Christopher Purcell 1993-1994 1977-1994 Business 1946-1996 Correspondence 1950-1996 Box 3, Folder 1 Correspondence by year 1951-1973 Box 3, Folder 2 Correspondence by year 1972-1978 Box 3, Folder 3 Correspondence by year 1980-1983 Box 3, Folder 4-14 Correspondence - separated alphabetically, A - T 1986-1988 Box 4, Folder 1 Correspondence - separated alphabetically, U 1984-1989 Box 4, Folder 2 Correspondence - separated alphabetically, W-Z 1986-1988 Box 4, Folder 3 Correspondence by year 1984-1985 Box 4, Folder 4 Correspondence by year 1987-1989 Box 4, Folder 5 Correspondence - includes MPMA donor papers; E.J. Gallo contract 1990 Box 4, Folder 6 Correspondence by year 1991-1993 Box 4, Folder 7 Correspondence by year 1994 Box 4, Folder 8 Correspondence - separated alphabetically, G, M, S, T 1995-1996 Exhibits 1946-1994 Box 5, Folder 1 Garrapata Beach: layouts 1966 Box 5, Folder 2 Here Today: reviews 1969, 1994 Box 5, Folder 3 Wilder Shore: brochures 1984-1985 Box 5, Folder 4 California Landscapes: portfolio brochure undated Box 5, Folder 5 Guggenheim grant: correspondence 1960-1973 Box 5, Folder 6 NEA grant 1976-1977 Box 5, Folder 7 Light Years: reviews, announcements 1989-1990 Box 5, Folder 8 Flanders Mansion proposal undated Box 5, Folder 9 Lectures: Monterey Peninsula College; Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Library, et al. 1986-1988 Box 5, Folder 10 Architectural and garden proofs, 1958-1978 - photocopies 1985 Box 5, Folder 11 Copyright: articles, research 1987-1990 Box 5, Folder 12 Technical specs 1987-1990 Morley Baer Photographs MS.006 MS.006 3 Business 1946-1996 Exhibits 1946-1994 Box 5, Folder 1 Monterey Historic Sites: Spanish and American Land Grants 1937, 1968 Box 6, Folder 2 Monterey Historical Book: preliminary rough dummy circa 1968 Box 6, Folder 3 Monterey Historical Book: research circa 1968-1971 Box 6, Folder 4 Monterey Historical Series: correspondence circa 1968-1971 Box 6, Folder 5 Monterey Historical Series: research 1971 Box 6, Folder 6 Historic Buildings Survey - Monterey Peninsula 1987-1988 Box 6, Folder 7 Adobes in the Sun: announcements, publicity 1972-1973 Box 7, Folder 1 Exhibits: opening letter 1946 Box 7, Folder 2 Exhibits: announcements, photograph lists, notes 1962-1968 Box 7, Folder 3 Exhibits: announcements, photograph lists 1971-1976 Box 7, Folder 4 Exhibits: portfolio announcements; auctions 1976-1981 Box 7, Folder 5 Exhibits: announcements, publicity 1981-1987 Box 7, Folder 6 Exhibits: announcements; dedication, Palomar College Photography Student Show 1990-1995 Box 7, Folder 7 "The Cabin on the Rocks" - Mrs. Clinton Walker House - Frank Lloyd Wright, architect. Binder of photocopied materials between owner and architect, correspondence, "working" drawings, photographs. circa 1950-1956 Workshops 1971-1996 Box 8, Folder 1 Ansel Adams and Morley Baer - Yosemite 1971-1972 Box 8, Folder 2 Alamos, Mexico 1976-1982 Box 8, Folder 3 Maine 1984-1988 Box 8, Folder 4 Friends of Photography 1984-1988 Box 8, Folder 5 Ansel Adams Workshop - Friends of Photography Aug. 1987 Box 8, Folder 6 Ansel Adams Workshop - Friends of Photography Aug. 1988 Box 8, Folder 7 Friends of Photography 1987-1989 Box 8, Folder 8 Carmel Photography 1987 Box 8, Folder 9 3rd Annual Master Photographer's Invitational Oct. 1987 Box 9, Folder 1 Ansel Adams Workshop - Friends of Photography Aug. 1989 Box 9, Folder 2 5th Annual Master Photographer's Invitational 1989 Box 9, Folder 3 Ansel Adams Workshop - Friends of Photography 1990 Box 9, Folder 4 6th Annual Master Photographer's Invitational Oct. 1990 Box 9, Folder 5 Spanish-American Southwest Sept.-Oct. 1990 Box 9, Folder 6 Palm Beach 1990 Box 9, Folder 7 John Sexton Apr. 1991 Box 9, Folder 8 California Heritage Apr. 1991 Box 9, Folder 9 Ansel Adams Workshop - Robert Lewis Stevenson School July 1991 Box 9, Folder 10 7th Annual Master Photographer's Invitational Oct. 1991 Box 10, Folder 1-2 Spanish-American Southwest 1991-1992 Box 10, Folder 3 John Sexton Apr. 1992 Box 10, Folder 4 8th Annual Master Photographer's Invitational Oct. 1992 Box 10, Folder 5 Ansel Adams Workshop - Friends of Photography circa 1992 Box 10, Folder 6 California Heritage Apr. 1993 Box 10, Folder 7 John Sexton Apr. - May 1993 Box 10, Folder 8 Spanish-American Southwest 1993 Box 10, Folder 9 Ansel Adams Workshop - Redefining Beauty - Friends of Photography 1993 Box 10, Folder 10 9th Annual Master Photographer's Invitational Oct. 1993 Box 11, Folder 1 California