National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) Oral Histories
name: label: Interviewee
content: Rosenthal, Joseph
label: Interviewer
content: Faber, John (photographer)
label: Collector
content: National Press Photographers Association
label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Photographic History
place: label: Place
content: Iwo Jima (Japan)
topic: label: Topic
content: Photojournalists
label: Topic
content: Photographers -- 1950-1970
label: Topic
content: Photojournalism -- 1950-1970
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Transferred to the Archives Center from the Photographic History Collection, National Museum of American History (NMAH), accession number 1981.0483, October 8, 1997.
creator: label: Interviewee
content: Rosenthal, Joseph
label: Interviewer
content: Faber, John (photographer)
label: Collector
content: National Press Photographers Association
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Founded in 1946, the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) consists of still photographers, television videographers, editors, and journalism students. Based at the University of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication the association focuses on journalism that uses photographs or moving images as the basis of a story. NPPA promotes professional development for its members through a mentoring program, seminars, and workshops.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.66 Cubic feet (3 boxes,  28 open reel 1/4"audio  tapes )
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1957-1968
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0620
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Interviews
label: Type
content: Audiotapes
label: Type
content: Oral history
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Collection is arranged in one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by David Haberstich, archivist, 1998 and Vanessa Broussard Simmons, archivist, 2025.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews -- 1950-1970
label: Genre/Form
content: Audiotapes -- 1940-1980
label: Genre/Form
content: Oral history -- 1950-1970
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Materials consist of conversations recorded on 1/4" audio tapes with significant photographers and their experiences documenting historic events. Some of the material is associated with John Faber's book, "Great Moments in News Photography" (New York: T. Nelson, 1960). In addition, there is Faber's interview with photographer Joe Rosenthal about his famed Iwo Jima photograph. The materials are arranged by the catalog number.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
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