
Through Her Eyes: Celebrating Women in Photography through the Peter Palmquist Collection
Presentation Type
Presentation
Start Date
8-3-2025 10:40 PM
Description
Dr. Matthew Daniel Mason, Archivist, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, Conn., U.S.A.
Through Her Eyes: Celebrating Women in Photography through the Peter Palmquist Collection
The presentation focuses on the Peter Palmquist Collection of Women in Photography at Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. This collection offers a unique and invaluable perspective on the contributions of women to the field of photography, spanning from the early days of the medium to contemporary practices.
The presentation outlines how the collection serves as a critical resource for understanding the historical and contemporary achievements of women photographers, providing insight into the gender dynamics that have shaped photographic practice and representation. The presentation also explores how the collection highlights the significant, yet often overlooked, accomplishments of women in photography across diverse cultural and geographic contexts.
Matthew Daniel Mason is an archivist responsible for processing photographs and other visual resources at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University. He also worked with archival collections at the Wisconsin Historical Society and Montana State University. He also earned a Ph.D. in history from the University of Memphis (2008), and a Master of Arts in Library and Information Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Library and Information Studies (2003). In addition to his more than two decades of archival work, Dr. Mason teaches courses in American history and history of photography at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He is also a co-author of People of the Big Voice: Photographs of Ho-Chunk Families by Charles Van Schaick, 1879-1942 (Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2011) and Through a Woman’s Eye: The Early 20th Century Photography of Alabama’s Edith Morgan (New South Books, 2015).
Relational Format
Conference proceeding
Recommended Citation
Mason, Matthew Daniel, "Through Her Eyes: Celebrating Women in Photography through the Peter Palmquist Collection" (2025). Women of Photography: A 24-Hour Conference-a-thon Celebrating International Women’s Day 2025. 65.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/womenofphotography/2025/schedule/65
Through Her Eyes: Celebrating Women in Photography through the Peter Palmquist Collection
Dr. Matthew Daniel Mason, Archivist, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, Conn., U.S.A.
Through Her Eyes: Celebrating Women in Photography through the Peter Palmquist Collection
The presentation focuses on the Peter Palmquist Collection of Women in Photography at Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. This collection offers a unique and invaluable perspective on the contributions of women to the field of photography, spanning from the early days of the medium to contemporary practices.
The presentation outlines how the collection serves as a critical resource for understanding the historical and contemporary achievements of women photographers, providing insight into the gender dynamics that have shaped photographic practice and representation. The presentation also explores how the collection highlights the significant, yet often overlooked, accomplishments of women in photography across diverse cultural and geographic contexts.
Matthew Daniel Mason is an archivist responsible for processing photographs and other visual resources at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University. He also worked with archival collections at the Wisconsin Historical Society and Montana State University. He also earned a Ph.D. in history from the University of Memphis (2008), and a Master of Arts in Library and Information Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Library and Information Studies (2003). In addition to his more than two decades of archival work, Dr. Mason teaches courses in American history and history of photography at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He is also a co-author of People of the Big Voice: Photographs of Ho-Chunk Families by Charles Van Schaick, 1879-1942 (Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2011) and Through a Woman’s Eye: The Early 20th Century Photography of Alabama’s Edith Morgan (New South Books, 2015).
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