The photograph series of the Alan D. Hunter photographs spans the early 1960s to 2002 and encompasses 108 linear feet. There are 1,448 rolls of 35mm original color negatives (dating from the early 1970s to 2002) comprising approximately 43,000 individual images. The negatives are arranged by film roll number and are cataloged by name, date, location, and nature of event. There are matching proof sheets or slides for all 35mm color negatives. The still photographs, color slides, and transparencies are not fully processed.

The photographs provide comprehensive coverage of Hollywood actors socially active from the early 1970s to 2002. Persons depicted include Lauren Bacall, Lucille Ball, Anne Bancroft, Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Cate Blanchett, Mel Brooks, Tom Cruise, Matt Damon, Cameron Diaz, Michael Douglas, Faye Dunaway, Clint Eastwood, Sally Field, Jane Fonda, Richard Gere, Cary Grant, Gene Hackman, Tom Hanks, Goldie Hawn, Audrey Hepburn, Charlton Heston, William Holden, Bob Hope, Gene Kelly, Nicole Kidman, Angela Lansbury, Shirley MacLaine, Bette Midler, Mary Tyler Moore, Paul Newman, Jack Nicholson, Brad Pitt, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone, Hilary Swank, Elizabeth Taylor, Mae West, Reese Witherspoon, Joanne Woodward, and Loretta Young, among thousands of others.

Alan Derek Hunter (1923-2002) was a British entertainment journalist and still photographer active from the 1950s through 2002. He became a member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in 1952 and covered not only most of its events, including the Golden Globe Awards, but also the Academy Awards, Emmy Awards, film premieres, parties, press conferences, and many other film industry functions. His photographs appeared in many film-related publications, with extensive visibility in many Australian, British, German, and Japanese film magazines.