urn:taro:utexas.cah.00651 A Guide to the Blair (William Franklin) Photographs, ca. 1912-1980 Text converted and initial EAD tagging done by Nicole Davis on January 31, 2008 Finding aid written in English. Tue Jul 22 15:27:26 CDT 2003 urn:taro:utexas.cah.00651 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (20030505). Descriptive Summary Blair, William Franklin William Franklin Blair Photographs ca. 1912-1980 2 inches: 10 silver gelatin black and white photopostcards; 42 silver gelatin black and white prints. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,The University of Texas at Austin English. Scope and Contents

Photographs documenting the life of Blair (1912-1985), noted UT zoologist, contain childhood portraits and snapshots, many of which include his brother Pat (University of Tulsa naturalist); snapshots of Blair and his wife Fern fishing; World War II portraits of Blair in his army uniform; photographs of professional groups and meetings in which Blair participated; and photographs of Blair Woods, the Blair's Austin homestead donated to the Travis Audubon Society.

Arranged chronologically.

Access Restrictions

Unrestricted access.

Preferred Citation

Blair (William Franklin) Photographs, ca. 1912-1980, Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.

Processing Information

Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.

Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Blair, William Franklin. Subjects Hunting and fishing Zoologists - Texas Zoologists - United States Places Austin, Texas Detailed Description of the Collection Photographs 3T15