The Herbert "Herb" Quick Collection, 1931-2006, consists primarily of photographic materials, correspondence, financial papers, and printed materials. The majority of the collection is negatives (Series I) from his early work as a child in 1931 through 2004. The bulk of the negatives are from 1970s to 1980s. Most of the negatives in the collection were made into contact prints ranging from 1931-2002.

The bulk of the correspondence (Series II) consists of correspondence to Herbert Quick from photographers, art galleries, publishers, and colleges/universities, from 1953-2006. He corresponded with photographers including Ansel Adams, Richard Garrod, Milton Halberstadt, and Max Yavno.

The financial papers (Series III) consist of donations by Herbert Quick to UCR/California Museum of Photography and the University of California, Riverside. The bulk of the donations were made through 1981-1999. This series also includes receipts from purchases, sold, and loaned materials of Herbert Quick ranging from 1951-2005, the bulk of the receipts are from 1976-1994. This series also includes legal papers such as Quick’s last will and testament dated and signed in 2004.

The printed material (Series IV) consists of announcements/advertisements and programs/booklets. The bulk of this series are programs and announcements of Quick’s shows and exhibitions such as the Photographic Directions: Los Angeles 1979 exhibition, The Collectible Moment at the Norton Simon Museum in 2006, Auctions: Print Auction Houston Center Photography, and exhibitions at the California Museum of Photography featuring Quick. This series also includes press releases and newsletters from 1963 George Eastman House exhibition on understanding contemporary photography from past to present, and a press release for Kodak paper, relating to Quick’s work on Kodak’s Advisory Committee.

The smaller components of the collection are writings, clippings, college/university papers, personal materials, and audiovisual materials. The writings (series V) consist of works from Quick and by others such as Edward Beardsley and Quick’s brother Richard Quick. The work by his brother was written in 1946, and is a report on the development of Riverside. It includes various maps and postcards of Riverside, California. The clippings consist of magazine and newspaper clippings ranging from 1954-2006.

The college/university papers (Series VI) consist of papers Quick has collected from the University of California, Riverside and Riverside City College. These papers include Quick’s roster of students for his courses such as large format photography. The personal materials (Series VII) consist of geological papers, awards such as the World War II metals he obtained for his service in 1941-1945. In addition, he received the Riverside Arts award in 1979 and in 1998 he received an award from UCR/California Museum of Photography. The audiovisual materials (Series VII) include a DVD and VHS on Herbert Quick photographic work.