Name/Title
Photographs: Archival Care and ManagementEntry/Object ID
2008.013.10Description
Provides collections care staff with easy-to-implement and comprehensive guidance on the
care of all types of photographs. Covers topics including process history, research, and photo identification; appraisal and acquisitions; accessioning and arrangement; cataloging and preservation; legal and ethical issues; and copying and digitizing. Appendices provide guidance
on supplies and equipment, workspace design, sources of assistance, learning resources, and sensitive photographs and access issues.
Use this resource to: integrate the preservation and research needs of your photographs; develop an effective digitization program; inspire new methods of public outreach and fundraising.
Contents: 1. Photographs in archival collections -- 2. History of photographic processes -- 3. Reading and researching photographs -- 4. Appraisal and acquisitions -- 5. Accessioning and arrangement -- 6. Description and cataloging -- 7. Preservation -- 8. Integrating preservation and archival procedures -- 9. Reference services and the research room -- 10. Legal and ethical issues of ownership, access, and usage -- 11. Copying and duplication -- 12. Digitizing photographs -- 13. Outreach : public programs, public relations, and fund-raising.
xvi, 529 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation LibraryAcquisition
Accession
2008.013.Source or Donor
Institution of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Connecting to Collections GrantAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift in Honor of America's Collections, 2008Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Photographs--Conservation and restoration--Handbooks, manuals, etc., Photograph collections--Management--Handbooks, manuals, etc.Book Details
Author
Vogt-O’Connor, Diane, Ritzenthaler, Mary LynnPublisher
Society of American ArchivistsDate Published
2006Call No.
TR465 .R58 2006ISBN
1931666172LCCN
2006045061Location
Location
Room
Reference/Research, Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Category
PermanentGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: By Mary Lynn Ritzenthaler and Diane Vogt-O’Connor with Helena Zinkham, Brett Carnell, and Kit Peterson.
Rev. ed. of: Archives & manuscripts--administration of photographic collections. 1984.
Includes bibliographical references and index.Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
August 19, 2008Updated By
sferguson@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
April 5, 2023