Education & Programming Photography

Collection

Identifier: PC-004

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Education & Programming Photography collection contains photographic documentation of programs for children and adults organized, or likely organized, by the museum's education department staff. Photographs are arranged alphabetically by program type and chronologically within each program type. Major program types include Celebrations & Festivals, DMFA Children's Programs, Docents, Family Days, Jazz Under the Stars, Late Nights, Lectures, Outreach / Go Van Gogh, Performances, Sudent and Teacher Programs, and Tours, among others. Photographs of Arts & Letters Live, Awards to Artists, Centennial public events and Vasari Awards have been separated and are described with their respective records collections.

Collection includes all photographic media including slides; black & white and color prints; black & white and color negatives, many with contact prints; and digital images (CD and DVD; TIF and JPEG).

Dates

1940 - 2007
Majority of material found within 1974 - 2007

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for public research. Researchers must make an appointment to view this collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Photography by non-DMA photographers may have separate copyright restrictions.

Extent

4.33 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Education & Programming Photography collection contains photographic documentation of programs for children and adults organized, or likely organized, by the museum's education department staff.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into 24 series representing a program type; the types are based on recurring named programs or created by the archivist to cluster similar programs together for arrangement purposes. Program types are arranged alphabetically, and folders are primarily arranged chronologically within each program type. If there is more than one photographic media for a program, all photographic media are foldered together for ease of user access; media formats are noted for each program in the description.

Processing Information

The Education & Programming collection is a combination of photographic documention that was already in the archives, slides transferred from the slide library, and digital photography on disk transferred from the Imaging department. Slides and prints were heavily weeded within individual programs, though few programs were weeded in processing.

Additional description/notes were added for DACS compliance and ArchivesSpace local usage guidelines in 2021.