visual resources in gsu special collections and archives special topics in heritage preservation:...
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Visual Resources in GSU Special Collections and Archives
Special Topics in Heritage Preservation: Theory and
Practice of Digital History, Jan 27, 2015
Peter J. [email protected]
Overview History of AJC, Lane, and O’Neal
Photos Arrangement File naming Scanning policy On-line access
AJC Photos
Late 1800’s to 1990’s; 76,000 terms; 300,000 prints 7 million negatives. Finding aid in Reading Room.
History of Lane and O’Neal
They began as ambulance chasers to scoop their competitors and sell their pictures to news outlets.
History of Lane and O’Neal
chronicles the economic, social and political forces that transformed Atlanta from a regional city into the commercial capital of the South.
Arrangement and Description Provenance Original Order (Tracy O’Neal) Artificial Arrangement (Lane
Brothers) searching
Arrangement and Description Inventoried to the envelope level using
the creator’s descriptions (WordPerfect mail merge. Finder text database. WordPerfect data later exported to mySQL)
Number of people who worked on it Need to use synonyms when
searching – consider place name changes.
File Naming
LBGP === Geographic PlacesLBGPF == .. FacilitiesLBGPNS == .. Named StreetsLBCB === Corporate BodiesLBCE === Corporate EventsLBMPE == Movie Premiere
Events
File Naming
LBCB024-004a translates as Lane Brothers, Coroporate Bodies (Series), Box 24, Envelope 4, image “a”.
Leading zeros are necessary for computer file listings.
Selection for Scanning and Preservation Selection for cold storage Channeled negatives
Selection for Scanning and Preservation
Street scenes and buildings are the most requested
Selection for Scanning and Preservation
Second most requested are events
On-line access
Discovery (family photos, change in vegetation)Navigating CONTENTdm
What to expect when doing research here (how to use archives)
Reference interview Registration form Reviewing finding aids Requesting boxes Instructions on using documents: One box
at a time, sign in box, keep pages in order, [ ]
Reviewing documents Requesting scans Copyright issues – Gift agreement
Electronic & Other Resources
WorldCat ? Repositories of Primary Sources GA State Historic Preservation
Office (GA Department Natural Resources, Historic Preservation Division)
Vanishing Georgia Project