urn:taro:utexas.cah.00322 A Guide to the Walter Lawrence Daniel Photograph Collection, 1918-1958 4/07/2004Encoded in XMetal 2 by Telesa Rountree according to instructions in TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. Descriptive Summary Daniel, Walter Lawrence, 1918-1958. Walter Lawrence Daniel Photograph Collection 1918-1958 Materials are written in English. AR 85-256 ca. 300 black and white prints, 400 nitrate negative, 1 photograph album Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,The University of Texas at Austin The Walter Lawrence Daniel Collection consists of photographic prints and negatives, many of them in panoramic format. Biographical Note

Walter Lawrence Daniel was born on June 24, 1896 in Brownwood, Texas. He acquired his photographic skills while in the United States Army Signal Corps at Columbia University in New York City in 1918. Following his stint in the army, he established commercial studios in Brownwood, Lubbock, and Weatherford, Texas. During World War II, he was the official photographer for Camp Wolters in Mineral Wells, Texas. Daniel died in Fort Worth, Texas in 1984.

 Scope and Contents

The Walter Lawrence Daniel Collection consists of photographic prints and negatives, many of them in panoramic format. Subjects include Texas towns, rodeos, the cotton industry, higher education, and politics form 1918 to 1958.

Please contact the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History for a complete inventory of this collection.

 Access Restrictions

The collection is unprocessed; access to negatives is restricted. Many panoramic prints are rolled. Contact Photgraphs Archivist for further information.

 Preferred Citation

Walter Lawrence Daniel Photograph Collection, 1918-1958, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Daniel (Walter Lawrence) Photograph Collection 1918-1958 3S207 Photographs 3S208 Photographs 3S208 Photograph album 3T401a, b Panoramic photographs AHC Vault/48 Negatives [restricted]