The Lou D'Elia collection on George Hurrell consists of vintage and modern photographs by the artist, work prints, business contracts and correspondence, letters, magazines, books, personal and family materials, and ephemera created and collected by George Hurrell and Lou D'Elia, 1922-2015. The majority of the collection consists of photographs, the bulk of which date from the 1960s-1980s and document Hurrell's work with fashion photography and the music industry. Also of note are some photographs from Hurrell's early career of Hollywood movie stars, photographs documenting Hurrell Studios on the Walt Disney lot in Burbank, photographs of Hurrell himself (with a series of portraits of Hurrell by Helmut Newton), an extensive set of magazines and periodicals in which Hurrell's photographs appeared (gathered by his daughter and by Lou D'Elia), copies of Hurrell's business correspondence, publicity materials about Hurrell and his career, information on exhibits on Hurrell's work (many curated by Lou D'Elia), and personal materials of Hurrell and his immediate family. The collection also includes materials created and collected by Lou D'Elia during the course of his collecting and research activities on the work of George Hurrell.