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McCormack, Robert Merwin, 1914-2003

 Person

biographical statement

Robert "Bob" McCormack. born June 3, 1913, in Pompei, New York, died April 4, 2003, in Tulsa. Arrived Tulsa Aug. 14th,1935. Began photography career with the "Tulsa World" Aug. 15th, 1935 and continued professional photography until his death. He was a "World" photographer until the start of WWII. McCormack then became chief photographer at Douglass Aircraft, and remained as head of the twenty person department for the duration of the war. McCormack started his own photography business after the war, and remained in business for a total of sixty-eight years. His work touched eight decades and many varieties of subject matter. Included in the collections one will find images from business, sports, society, arts, and personal works. The collection is in excess of five tons of photographic film, most of which is in 5x7 and 4x5 black and white silver halide form. One of the catalogers has estimated that the collections will take twenty years to accurately list and digitize.

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Robert M. McCormack photographic studio archive, 1935-2000

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-049
Scope and Contents This archive is the personal and business photographic archive of one of Tulsa's most prolific photographers. Robert "Bob" McCormack was born June 3, 1913, in Pompei, New York, and died April 4, 2003, in Tulsa. He arrived in Tulsa on Aug. 14th,1935 and began his photography career with the "Tulsa World" Aug. 15th, 1935; he continued professional photography until his death. He was a "World" photographer until the start of WWII. McCormack then became chief photographer at Douglass...
Dates: 1935 - 2000