[Leica] Culmination of Sal DiMarco research

[cummer at netvigator.com (H&ECummer)]

Hi Phil,
Good on ya!
I was in Philadelphia for a business conference a few years ago, when I was 
still working, and invited Sal and Kyle Cassidy for lunch.
Kyle couldn't make it but Sal did and we spent a quick three hours together. 
Sal was a wonderful story teller.
It was a delight just to sit and listen to him talk about his white house 
days, the Time cover days
(especially taking the cover picture of Canadian PM Brian Mulroney) and 
other assignments. At the end of the meal he gave me 
a set of white house photographer tags which I still have.
I am very pleased that you have undertaken this project.
Cheers
Howard





For my final act as an undergrad at Temple University I'm putting on a
public show of Sal DiMarco's work with the "Philadelphia Evening
& Sunday Bulletin" as well as what little of his personal work I will
be able to work through.
Dr. Ed Trayes, the director of the photography sequence as well as the
sponsor for my independent study was a friend of Sal's as well and is
looking forward to his work being shown and installed at the school.
The date of this exhibit is TBD but tentatively will be held in
mid-December. There is a chance that I will host it in late January or
early February of next year. 
I never got the chance to meet Sal but just looking at the Urban
Archives collection in the Paley Library at Temple, his work pervades
Philadelphia history from the early 70's on.
Of course, every LUG member is invited. One aspect of this project is a
multimedia record and presentation of what Sal's friends and family wish
to say about him and his work. 
I've learned recently that there are 40 boxes of Sal's personal
negatives which are largely uncatalogued and not archived digitally or
in print at all. The custodian of the Urban Archives, which holds
this personal work said that it was on long-term loan from Sal's
brother Joe for use by Temple students. The show is also an aim to get
this personal work archived for future use.
This is a giant project that I could work on for easily 5 more years
but its time has come.