Leonard Vaughn-Lahman photographs
Scope and Content
The Leonard Vaughn-Lahman photograph collection includes photographs taken by Vaughn-Lahman throughout his career as a photojournalist. A large portion of the collection includes photographs primarily from his career with the San Jose Mercury News where he worked for nearly thirty years. Other material included in the collection includes some of his work as a student at Ohio University and the University of Missouri as well as freelance photo projects. Vaughn-Lahman photographed numerous subjects, but assignments related to the environment, immigration, Silicon Valley, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks predominate.
Dates
- Creation: 1973-2007
Creator
Language of Materials
Collection materials are predominately in English, but there are some materials in Arabic and Spanish.
Restrictions on Use
The Leonard Vaughn-Lahman photograph collection is in copyright.
Biography of Leonard Vaughn-Lahman
Leonard Vaughn-Lahman started his career as a staff photographer at the Los Angeles Times and freelanced for various magazines. In 1981, he was hired by the San Jose Mercury News, where he worked for nearly three decades. Vaughn-Lahman primarily photographed in California, South America, and the Middle East, covering assignments such as the Rodney King trial riots in Los Angeles, migration and immigration to the United States from Vietnam and the Central and South Americas, the environment and ecological disasters, Silicon Valley, and the United States invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. In 1981, he was awarded first prize in the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for Outstanding Coverage of the Problems of the Disadvantaged for his photo essay, "Faces Beyond the Fence," which documented Mexican labor migration in California.
Len Vaughn-Lahman died on July 10, 2009. Citation: "Former Mercury News Photojournalist Len Vaughn-Lahman, 55," National Press Photographers Association, July 13, 2009
Extent
19.5 cubic feet
Abstract
The Leonard Vaughn-Lahman photograph collection includes photographs taken by Vaughn-Lahman throughout his career as a photojournalist.
Statement of Arrangement
The collection is open for research, but all or parts of the collection remain unprocessed. Contact the Mahn Center for more information.
Physical Location
Hwa-Wei Lee Library Annex, 205 Columbus Road, Athens, Ohio 45701
Acquisition Information
Gift of Sharon Vaughn-Lahman, 2010.
Accruals
No accruals are expected.
Description Note
Original, legacy collection inventories may contain inaccuracies or be incomplete. Collection descriptions may change or be updated as they are verified. Please contact Mahn Center staff if you note any errors or discrepancies.
- Title
- Guide to the Leonard Vaughn-Lahman photograph collection
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Laura Smith
- Date
- 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 5 January 2024: Subjects and other notes added from ALICE MARC records and Mahn Center Microsoft Office finding aids by Ohio University Libraries Metadata Services Department Python scripts.
Repository Details
Part of the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections Repository
