Photographs : archival care and management by Mary Lynn Ritzenthaler and Diane Vogt-O'Connor with Helena Zinkham, Brett Carnell, and Kit Peterson

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ritzenthaler, Mary Lynn.

Contributor:

Vogt-O'Connor, Diane.

Ritzenthaler, Mary Lynn.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Photographs--Conservation and restoration--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Photographs.

Photograph collections--Management--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Photograph collections.

Physical Description:

xvi, 529 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Society of American Archivists, c2006.

Summary:

Presented from an archival perspective, the book focuses on systematically working with collections of photographs, regardless of their age, size, condition, or usage levels, and addresses: Archival management of photos, History of photography, Preservation issues and techniques, Interpreting photographs, Legal issues, Digitizing, Using photographs in outreach and educational efforts.

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.

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: Archives & manuscripts--administration of photographic collections. 1984.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 493-510) and index.

Related Work:

Ritzenthaler, Mary Lynn. Archives & manuscripts--administration of photographic collections.

Other Format:

Online version: Ritzenthaler, Mary Lynn. Photographs.

ISBN:

1931666172

9781931666176

OCLC:

70175019