urn:taro:utexas.cah.02123 A Guide to the J. B. Colson Photograph Collection, 1997-2000 Original EAD encoding by Linda Peterson according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. December 2010 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Colson, James B. (James Burton) J. B. Colson Photograph Collection 1997-2000 Materials are written in English. 2001-039 1 ft. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Collection consists of some of Colson’s lecture slides and assignments by Colson’s University of Texas photojournalism students on UT buildings and miscellaneous subjects. Biographical Note

J. B. Colson studied under the direction of Clarence White for his BFA in photography. After serving as a Signal Corps photographer in Panama he studied documentary film at UCLA. In 1968 he became a professor at the University of Texas at Austin and inaugurated a program at the Bachelors, Masters, and Ph.D. levels in photojournalism. He is now Professor Emeritus, School of Journalism at The University of Texas, and a fellow at the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.

 Scope and Contents

Collection consists of some of Colson’s lecture slides and assignments by Colson’s University of Texas photojournalism students on UT buildings, both interior and exterior and some of the activities that relate to these buildings, and miscellaneous subjects, most related to entertainment and recreation. Written commentary is included along with the images for these assignments.

 Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use. Access to transparent media is by appointment only. Please contact repository for appointment.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Colson, James B. (James Burton)—Archives Ramiriez, Jerry Subjects Christian Council – University of Texas Extracurricular activities Ice hockey Special Olympics Taekwondo Theresa Banks Profiles (band) UT--Buildings--Academic Center (Peter T. Flawn) UT-- Buildings--Battle Hall UT--Buildings--Botany Greenhouses UT-- Buildings—Goldsmith Hall UT-- Buildings--Gregory Gym UT-- Buildings--Home Economics (Mary E. Gearing Hall) UT-- Buildings--Music Recital Hall UT--Buildings--Patterson Science Laboratory UT--Swimming (women) Places Austin (Tex.) Preferred Citation

J. B. Colson Photograph Collection, 1997-2000, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Separated Material

Some material has been separated to the Library Unit.

 Processing Information

This collection was processed by Linda Peterson, December 2010.

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.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 3H246 Slides [restricted] 3So38c Contact sheets, prints, negatives and written essays [restricted]: 3So38c UT buildings 3So38d Miscellaneous assignments