Ralph Fales photograph collection

Collection

Identifier: MS 0938

Staff Only

Finding aid note: Stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains Ralph Fales' negatives and digital images of musicians and other entertainers from a variety of performance venues in Houston throughout the mid-1970s.

Scope and Contents

Ralph Fales photograph collection, 1974-2020, MS 0938, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University

Dates

Creation: 1974 - 2020

Conditions Governing Access

This material is open for research. A selection of images are available at: https://digitalcollections.rice.edu/ralph-fales-photograph-exhibit

Stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish from the Ralph Fales photograph collection must be obtained from Ralph Fales. The Woodson Research Center use policy is that researchers assume sole responsibility for any infringement of privacy, literary rights, copyrights, or other rights arising from their use of the archival materials. In addition to any restrictions placed by donors, certain kinds of archival materials are restricted for the life of the creator plus 50 years. These materials include, but are not limited to, student grades, transcripts, and any job applications or recommendations.

Biographical / Historical

Ralph Fales learned photography in Iceland. When he moved to Houston in the mid-1970s, he used his skills to photograph musicians and entertainers performing in Houston music venues, like The Summit, Texas Opry House, Liberty Hall, and La Bastille. These musicians range from the jazz, blues, folk, and rock music worlds, and include notable performers like: Bob Marley, Lightnin' Hopkins, B.B. King, and many others.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection contains Ralph Fales' negatives and digital imagesof musicians and other entertainers from a variety of performance venues in Houston.