Research Symposium

BIO

Bailey grew up in Melbourne, Florida, and graduated with the class of 2021 at Melbourne High School as an AP Scholar with Honor. Spending her 5 prior years at West Shore Jr./Sr. High School, Bailey was actively involved as a yearbook editor and was a member of numerous clubs including National Honor Society, AATF Société Honoraire de Français and Quill and Scroll Honor Society. In her senior year, Bailey made the choice to transfer to Melbourne High to allow her more academic flexibility as a trainee at Orlando Ballet Company. At Florida State University, Bailey intends to earn a degree in Advertising or Public Relations, while working towards a minor in French Language and Culture. She is a member of FSU's Honors Program, Bryan Hall community, and French Club and she enjoys exercising her creative skills as an actress in students' short films. After graduation, Bailey intends to move to New York City to pursue a career in the Communications and Media realm.

Photographing Science Research at the University of California : An Analysis of Ansel Adams' Work in the 1960s

Abstract

Before the 1960s, Ansel Adams had been made famous for photographing Yosemite National Park, bringing an essence of environmentalism to American photography. In 1963 however, Adams took on a project celebrating the University of California’scentennial year. Named “fiat-lux,” it is translated from Latin as “let there be light.” The college poured millions of dollars into new buildings, equipment, and technology during this time. The community supported this as they paid close attention to the political unrest with Russia amidst the Space Race. Therefore, theUniversity of California became a top institution for scientific research. Adams, who was well known and worked in the California area, was commissioned alongside Nancy Newhall to document such a time. My research mentor, Professor Ronald Doel, supplied these photographs for a book on America’s portrayal of science throughout the 1900s. I was to record where and when Adams took them and who and what the photos were composed of. Adams captured many aspects of the university: from intimate faculty portraits to modern campus architecture to fieldwork highlighting California’s natural landscape. The photographs are displayed throughout the campuses and pulled out every 25 years to celebrate the university. His work can be used as an educational source for understanding university life in the 1960s, from scientific research to student diversity. However, analyzing photographs of another university at the time would be valuable information. This way, student life can be compared across multiple locations instead of isolating our research to one university.

Keywords: Bailey, Adams, California