Inventory of the Bettye Lane Photographs, 1959-2007, bulk 1970s-1980s

Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University

Lane, Bettye

Bettye Lane Photographs, 1959-2007, bulk 1970s-1980s

Material in English

2.5 Linear Feet

1200 Items

Photojournalist who has been documenting human rights, women's equality, and environmental issues and campaigns since the 1960s.

The Bettye Lane Photographs collection spans the years 1959-2007, with the bulk dating from the 1970s and 1980s. This documentary photography collection consists of black and white and some color prints taken by Bettye Lane during the course of her career as photojournalist. The subject matter focuses largely on individuals and events associated with the women’s rights movement from the 1970s and 1980s. Events include Equal Rights Amendment demonstrations, International Women’s Year marches, and National Organization for Women protests, in major cities such as New York City, Washington DC, Mexico City, and Houston. Also included are photographs of women participating in conferences; notable feminists and other personalities; women at work; and women playing sports. A smaller number of images documents protests and rallies concerning lesbian and gay rights, pro-choice, and pornography. The collection also includes photographs of Bettye Lane covering various events as well as a few portraits of her.

Collection is open for research.

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Authorization to publish, quote, or reproduce must be obtained from: Bettye Lane, 463 West Street, Studio D501, New York, N.Y. 10014. The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library.

[Identification of item], Bettye Lane Photographs, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.

The Bettye Lane Photographs were received by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library as a purchase in 2007.

Processed by Jonathan Grilli and Meghan Lyon, January 2009

Encoded by Jonathan Grilli, Meghan Lyon, Paula Jeannet Mangiafico, January 2009

Accession 2007-0179 is described in this finding aid.

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

The Bettye Lane Photographs span the years 1959-2007, with the bulk dating from the 1970s and 1980s. This documentary photography collection consists of black and white and some color prints taken by Bettye Lane during the course of her career as photojournalist. Bettye Lane has worked for many publications, including The Saturday Evening Post, the National Observer, and the New York-based German weekly publication Der Spiegel. The subject matter of the images in this collection focuses largely on individuals and events associated with the women’s rights movement from the 1970s and 1980s. Events include Equal Rights Amendment demonstrations, International Women’s Year marches, and National Organization for Women protests, in major cities such as New York City, Washington DC, Mexico City, and Houston. Also included are photographs of women participating in conferences; notable feminists and other personalities; women at work; and women playing sports. A smaller number of images documents protests and rallies concerning lesbian and gay rights, pro-choice, and pornography. The collection also includes photographs of Bettye Lane covering various events as well as a few recent photographic portraits of her. The photographs are arranged thematically by topic and in rough chronological order. Other Lane photographs are also found in the institutions referred to in a note below. There is some overlap between the collections, but many of the prints at Duke University are unique images. Authorization to publish, quote, or reproduce must be obtained from: Bettye Lane, 463 West Street, Studio D501, New York, N.Y. 10014. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women’s History and Culture.

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