Henry Weisenburger Photograph Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS Coll 166

Staff Only

Scope and Content

Collection contains prints and photo albums of people, places and events from Gainesville, Florida focusing on the University of Florida. The Henry Weisenburger Photograph Collection is composed of black and white prints of various sizes. Weisenburger documented the University of Florida and the city of Gainesville, during the years 1948-1951.

Dates

Creation: 1948 - 1951

Creator

Weisenburger, Henry Francis, 1924-2021. (Person)

Access

University Archives collections are available for research. Portions of the collections may be restricted due to the requirements of applicable state and federal laws, including but not limited to FERPA and HIPAA, and in accordance with best practices as defined by the Society of American Archivists.

Biographical/Historical Note

Henry Francis Daniel Weisenburger was born in New York City in 1924. His family moved to West Palm Beach, Florida in 1925. He attended the University of Florida and graduated with a bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering in 1951. While attending UF, he captured many photographs of Gainesville and UF people, places, and events for the Seminole yearbook at UF.

He joined Fairchild Aircraft Corp. in Maryland in 1951, and then worked for Raytheon Co. near Boston as a senior systems engineer from 1956-1992. He joined the Boston Camera Club in 1954 and remained a member for the rest of his life.

A more complete biography of Henry Weisenburger was written by the Boston Camera Club, and can be found on their website.