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Pete Walker Collection<\/span><\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line”][page_submenu alignment=”center” sticky=”true” bg_color=”#008542″ link_color=”#ffffff”][page_link link_url=”https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/manuscripts-and-guides\/” title=”Manuscripts & Subject Guides<\/strong>” id=”1679433142411-5″ tab_id=”1679433142412-0″] [\/page_link][page_link link_url=”https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/guides-to-the-collection-page\/” title=”Collections Portal<\/strong>” id=”1679433142429-7″ tab_id=”1679433142430-1″] [\/page_link][page_link title=”Visit<\/strong>” id=”1679433142441-0″ tab_id=”1679433142441-8″ link_url=”https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/departments\/archives-museum\/visit\/”][\/page_link][page_link title=”Make a Request<\/strong>” id=”1679433142450-1″ tab_id=”1679433142451-6″ link_url=”https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/departments\/archives-museum\/requests\/”][\/page_link][page_link title=”About Us<\/strong>” id=”1679433142457-9″ tab_id=”1679433142457-7″ link_url=”https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/departments\/archives-museum\/know\/”][\/page_link][page_link title=”Yearbooks Online<\/strong>” id=”1679433142468-9″ tab_id=”1679433142468-6″ link_url=”https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/departments\/archives-museum\/yearbooks-alumni-magazines-delta-state-histories\/”][\/page_link][\/page_submenu][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]Collection Title:\u00a0<\/strong> Pete Walker Collection<\/p>\n

Collection Number:<\/strong> M037<\/p>\n

Inclusive Dates:<\/strong> 1973 \u2013 1974<\/p>\n

Bulk Dates:<\/strong> 1973 \u2013 1974<\/p>\n

Volume:<\/strong> 5.3 cu. ft.<\/p>\n

Historical Sketch:<\/em>
\nIn 1973, Delta State College approved a research grant to make a photographic documentary of
\nthe Mississippi Delta. Dr. Pete Walker, Dean of Students, was named as project director. Bill
\nMcCaslin served as photographer. The result was over 3,000 photographs, negatives and slides
\nof people, land, businesses, and buildings that provide a look inside the social and cultural life of
\nthe Delta.<\/p>\n

Scope and Content:<\/em><\/p>\n

The collection is divided into series:
\nSeries 1 contains contact sheets and negatives to the prints. These are housed in binders. Box 6
\nSeries 2 consists of the majority of photographs shot by Bill McCaslin and Pete Walker during
\nthe project. The series is subdivided into black and white and color prints. Boxes 1 \u2013 3.
\nSeries 3 consists of the photographs that were exhibited in the Deltascapes exhibit at the Capps
\nArchives and Museum in 1999. These are matted and mounted. The series also contains
\n“showprints” from other exhibitions. These are mostly oversized. Boxes 4 \u2013 7.
\nSeries 4 contains slides made from the shots taken during this project. Box 8.<\/p>\n

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