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Sidney Lens Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC-SLP

Scope and Contents

The Sidney Lens Photograph Collection consists mainly of photographs, and also includes one newspaper article as well as a letter from photographer Stefan Merken to Shirley Lens. Some of the photographs are taken by Sidney Lens. Other photographs depict Lens and his wife Shirley (née Rubin).

Dates

  • Creation: ca. 1956-1970

Conditions Governing Access:

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use:

Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Biographical / Historical

Sidney Lens was born in 1912 in New Jersey to Charles and Sophie Okun, Russian Jewish immigrants who came to the United States in 1907. His birth name was Sidney Okun. Lens married Shirley Ruben, a Chicago public school teacher, in 1946. Lens was an American labor leader, political activist, and author.

Full Extent

2 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Sidney Lens was born in 1912. Lens was an American labor leader, political activist, and author. The collection consists mainly of photographs, and also includes one newspaper article as well as a letter from photographer Stefan Merken to Shirley Lens.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Sidney Lens. Additional materials donated by Dean Hansell, 2020, 2026.

Genre / Form

Title
Guide to the Sidney Lens Photograph Collection
Date
2013-05-10
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Revision Statements

  • 2024: Carri Frola

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections & Archives Repository

Contact:
University Library
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge CA 91330-8326 USA
818-677-4594