urn:taro:utexas.cah.01423 A Guide to the Peter Simon Photographic Archive, 1964-1995 Original EAD encoding by Linda Peterson according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. April 2010 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Simon, Peter Peter Simon Photographic Archive 1964-1995 Materials are written in English. 2009-118 9 photographs Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,The University of Texas at Austin Images by photojournalist and music historian Peter Simon of events and celebrities from the 1960s to the 1990s, including politicians, protestors, musicians, and baseball player Jackie Robinson. Biographical Note

Peter Simon is a photographer, photojournalist, and music historian. During a 40-year career he has documented the Sixties, reggae, rock and roll, baseball, Martha’s Vineyard and many other timely topics. He lives on Martha’s Vineyard with his wife Ronni; they have a gallery there that displays his life’s work.

 Scope and Contents

Photographs in this collection include Robert Kennedy campaigning in the Bronx in 1964; Rachel and Jackie Robinson, 1967; Timothy Leary, 1968; a 1969 moratorium demonstration in Washington, D. C.; the Band playing Harvard Stadium, 1970; a commune family photo, 1970; Ted Kennedy in 1973; Keith Richards, Mick Jagger and Peter Tosh on Saturday Night Live in 1979; and Bill and Hillary Clinton at Jewish services on Martha’s Vineyard in 1995. Also included is a Martha's Vineyard calendar by Simon for 2009.

 Access Restrictions

Unrestricted access.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Clinton, Bill, 1946- Clinton, Hillary Rodham Jagger, Mick Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968 Kennedy, Ted, 1932-2009 Leary, Timothy, 1920-1996 Richards, Keith, 1943- Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972 Robinson, Rachel Tosh, Peter Subjects The Band Communes (United States) Demonstrations, 1960-1970 Politicians--United States Places Martha’s Vineyard (Mass.) Washington (D. C.) Preferred Citation

Peter Simon Photographic Archive, 1964-1995, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The 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.

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