Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1912, Nov. 30 | Born, Ft. Scott, Kans. |
| 1933 | Married Sally Alvis (divorced 1961) |
| 1941 | Awarded Julius Rosenwald Fellowship |
| 1941-1944 | Photographer, Farm Security Administration (later absorbed by the Office of War Information), Washington, D.C. |
| 1944-1948 | Freelance photographer, Glamour and Vogue |
| 1948 | Published Camera Portraits: The Techniques and Principles of Documentary Portraiture. New York: Watts |
| 1948-1972 | Photographer, Life magazine |
| 1950 | Photographer, Life magazine, Europe |
| 1960 | Named Photographer of the Year, American Society of Magazine Photographers |
| 1961 | Writer and director, Flavio (film) |
| 1963 | Published The Learning Tree. New York: Harper and Row Married Elizabeth Campbell (divorced 1973) |
| 1966 | Published A Choice of Weapons. New York: Harper and Row Received Notable Book Award, American Library Association, A Choice of Weapons |
| 1968 | Published A Poet and His Camera. New York: Viking Press Received Emmy Award, best television documentary, Diary of a Harlem Family |
| 1969 | Producer, director, and writer, The Learning Tree (film) |
| 1971 | Published Born Black. Philadelphia: Lippincott Published Gordon Parks: Whispers of Intimate Things. New York: Viking Press Published In Love. Philadelphia: Lippincott Director, Shaft (film) |
| 1972 | Director, Shaft's Big Score (film) |
| 1973 | Married Genevieve Young (divorced 1979) |
| 1974 | Director, The Super Cops (film) |
| 1975 | Published Moments Without Proper Names. New York: Viking Press |
| 1976 | Director, Leadbelly (film) |
| 1978 | Published Flavio. New York: Norton |
| 1979 | Published To Smile in Autumn: A Memoir. New York: Norton |
| 1981 | Published Shannon. Boston: Little, Brown |
| 1984 | Director, Solomon Northup's Odyssey (film) |
| 1988 | Producer, Gordon Parks: Moments Without Proper Names (film) Awarded National Medal of Arts |
| 1989 | Composer, Martin (ballet) |
| 1990 | Published Voices in the Mirror: An Autobiography. New York: Doubleday |
| 1997 | Published Half Past Autumn: A Retrospective. Boston: Bulfinch Press |
| 2000 | Published A Star for Noon: An Homage to Women in Images, Poetry, and Music. Boston: Bulfinch Press |
| 2006, Mar. 7 | Died, New York, N.Y. |