Harold Lowe Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.1065

Abstract

The Harold Lowe Photograph Collection, 1960-2008, contains the prints, negatives, correspondence, and ephemera of photojournalist Harold Lowe, 1933-2008.

Dates

  • Creation: 1960 - 2008

Conditions Governing Access

The physical materials in this collection may be viewed only in the reading room of Special Collections in the Jean and Alexander Heard Library. Materials should be requested 2-3 days prior to visiting to facilitate easier access. Contact specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu to schedule an appointment.

Biographical / Historical

Harold Gladstone Lowe, Jr. (1933-2008), son of Katherine Estes Rice and Harold G. Lowe, Sr., was born on 3 August 1933. He attended Vanderbilt University and Sewanee. He worked as a photojournalist and documented the Civil Rights movement, among other significant events. In Nashville he worked for The Tennessean, Nashville Banner, WKRN, WSMV, and WTVF. He died in Nashville, Tennessee, on 27 August 2008.

Full Extent

6 Linear Feet (6 Paige and oversize boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Status
Partially Processed
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives Repository

Contact:
Special Collections Library
1101 19th Ave. S.
Nashville TN 37212 United States

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