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Dan McClure slides

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MSS-055

Scope and Contents

The collection contains 965 35mm slides in cardboard mounts. The photographs primarily depict Athens and the University of Georgia, including buildings, persons, and advertising. Each series is divided by the labels that McClure placed on his original slide holders. Brief descriptions of each series are as follows:

Series I: Holiday Inn which contains promotional and editorial images of the Athens Holiday Inn from 1985 and 1986.

Series II: UGA and Athens, 80s which contains images of the UGA campus and some various shots of Athens from the 1980s. This series overlaps significantly with the later two series (Series III and Series IV) but was a distinct category in McClure's description.

Series III: Campus/University Campus which contains images of the University of Georgia campus. Photos in this series were originally labelled under both "Campus" and "University Campus," which were combined into one series. Slide sheets with no additional markers were condensed onto two slide sheets. Three photos labelled "Ne Athens" were removed from this series and placed in Series IV: Athens.

Series IV: Athens which contains photos of Athens, particularly Downtown Athens. Photos were condensed from six photo slide sheets to five photo slide sheets.

Series V: Leisure Time, Recreation, and People which contains photos of leisure activities around Athens. All three of these titles were used on photos of these activities, and thus have been added to this description.

Series VI: Miscellaneous which contains all other labeled photos consisting of local editorial photos, local businesses, and other events around town. For a full listing of these photos, consult the full Finding Aid listing.

Series VII: Unlabelled which contains all sheets that were unlabelled in their original storage. Descriptions have been added to these sheets using information from the photos themselves. Many of these images are duplicates from photos in other Series in this collection.

Dates

  • 1970 - 1990

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

This collection has no restrictions. This collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required. Apply in the Heritage Room for access.

Biographical

Dan McClure was a local Athens photographer and owner of McClure Studios who was known for his portrait photography, local photography for UGA, and photography work for local publications.

McClure worked in the Photography Department at the Continuing Education Center at the University of Georgia and travelled with the UGA Bulldogs Football Team as a photographer in the early 1980s. McClure began to pursue Portrait Photography later and opened a portrait studio in Athens -- McClure Studios. He retired after 34 years to pursue a new career.

The photos in this collection also speak to McClure's career as a photographer for local businesses and publications. Some photos in this collection are Editorial photos for places like Athens Magazine and promotional photos for businesses downtown, the Holiday Inn, and other event spaces located in Athens.

McClure died on July 24, 2020.

Extent

965 Photographic Slides (965 35mm slides)

Overview

Slides of photographs taken by Dan McClure for local publications including Athens Magazine and as owner of McClure Studios.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in seven series, based on McClure's original descriptions of his slides:

Series 1: Holiday Inn Series 2: UGA and Athens, 80s Series 3: Campus/University Campus Series 4: Athens Series 5: Leisure, Recreation, People Series 6: Miscellaneous Series 7: Unlabelled

Special Formats

35mm slides

Physical Description

Good

Title
Dan McClure slides
Status
Completed
Author
Frank Jackson, Justin Kau, Mikaela LaFave
Date
October 2018, July 2020, April 2021
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library Repository

Contact:
2025 Baxter Street
Athens GA 30606