McCormack, Robert Merwin, 1914-2003
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.
Found in 253 Collections and/or Records:
Richard "Dick" Lloyd Jones Jr., Undated
2 black and white and 2 Color 4x5 copy negatives of a framed portrait.
Rita Shepherd, Undated
Various prints and negatives
Robert Bullard and Van Cliburn, Undated
Various prints and negatives
Robert M. McCormack camera collection, Undated
Cameras and equipment belonging to Tulsa photographer Bob McCormack.
Robert M. McCormack photographic studio archive, 1935-2000
Robert S. Trippet Family, 1950
One color positive
Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, Undated
Various prints and negatives
Sam Sneed, Undated
One print
Shriners, Undated
Various prints and negatives
Six Indian Artists at Gilcrease, 1975-10-06
Various prints and negatives. 10 images from a noted photo shoot at the Gilcrease Museum of 6 gathered Native American artists: Solomon McCombs (1913-1980), Fred Beaver (1911-1980), Willard Stone (1916-1985), Blackbear Bosin (1921-1980), Woody Crumbo (1912-1989), and Joyce Lee "Doc" Tate (1932-1996).