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About the Collection

Collection Ref.: IE BL/P/J

Title: Anne James Photographic Collection

Dates: 1966

Level of description: Collection

Extent: 77 negatives & 3 contact sheets

Administrative History:

IE BL/P/J is the Anne James Photographic collection held in UCC Library. The Collection was gifted to UCC Library from Anne James (Photographer) in October 2012.

Biographical History:

Anne James worked in the television industry for many years and during the filming of programmes she took photographs on set. She worked for the BBC from 1945 joining as a shorthand typist and retired from there as a respected director in 1983.

Sources: with due acknowledgement to The Henry Williamson Society webpage: The Survivor & a Note on Anne James and the Royal Academy webpage on Anne James

Content:

The collection contains 77 negatives and 3 contact sheets of black & white images of Seán Ó Riada taken by Anne James in 1966 when she was working with the director Peter Luke on a film for the seminal BBC arts series 'Monitor' on the Irish composer Seán Ó Riada.

Access & Use

Access: Apply via online Request Form during the opening times of Special Collections and Archives

Email: specialcollectionsarchives@ucc.ie

Finding Aid: Series description (see separate tab above, next to 'Home' tab)

Additional Collection Information

Language: English

Related Material: Seán Ó Riada Collection/Baillúcháin Sheáin Uí Riada (UCC Library Archives Service)

Collection Image

Seán Ó Riada (Photographer: Anne James)