Sam McColloch, Photographer, Photographic Prints, 1983/1999

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Sam McColloch, Photographer, Photographic Prints, A&M 3771, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
1.2 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 2 in. (1 flat storage box, 3 in.); (1 stack of unboxed, framed items, 11 in.)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Sam McColloch, Photographer, Photographic Prints, A&M 3771, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Photographic prints by photographic artist Sam McColloch. Includes 25 artworks, some of which juxtapose images of contemporary architecture with natural scenes. Locations of his photographs include Texas, West Virginia, the Pacific Northwest, the United Kingdom, and Paris. Also includes two calendars, one from 2012 with miscellaneous photos, and one from 2019 with photos of scenes in Big Bend National Park, Texas. Sam McColloch grew up in New Martinsville, West Virginia, earning degrees in Geology and Chemistry from West Virginia University in 1953 and 1957. While employed as a geologist by Shell Oil Company from 1957 to 1985, he took up photography as an artistic medium, which he began pursuing seriously in 1977.

Biographical / historical:

Sam McColloch grew up in New Martinsville, West Virginia, earning degrees in Geology and Chemistry from West Virginia University in 1953 and 1957. While employed as a geologist by Shell Oil Company from 1957 to 1985, he took up photography as an artistic medium, which he began pursuing seriously in 1977. The subject matter of his imagery consists of natural and architectural structures. Locations of his photographs include Texas, West Virginia, The Pacific Northwest, Great Britain, and Paris. His photos have been published in several publications, and have exhibited at a number of galleries.

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Art and artists
Names:
McColloch, Samuel Wilbur, 1931-