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Collection Documentation Photography

 Collection
Identifier: PC-009

Scope and Contents

The Collection Documentation Photography collection contains photographic documentation of the installation and movement of specific permanent collection objects and loans; the planning, packing and reinstallation of the collection with the move from Fair Park to the New Museum downtown; and large collections.

Dates

  • 1953 - 1999

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

1.67 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Collection Documentation Photography collection contains photographic documentation of the installation and movement of specific permanent collection objects and loans; the planning, packing and reinstallation of the collection with the move from Fair Park to the New Museum downtown; and large collections.

Arrangement

The collection is loosely arranged into 4 groups: objects, loans, move, and collection. The informal groups were created by the archivist to cluster similar things together for arrangement purposes. Objects and loans are arranged within their respective group chronologically by accession number. The move folders are arranged in the order in which the move would have happened. The collections are arranged alphabetically by common collection name.

If there is more than one photographic media for a subject, all photographic media are foldered together for ease of user access; media formats are noted for each program in the description.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Collection Documentation Photography 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.

Physical Description

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).

Processing Information

Collection processed by Hillary Bober; processing completed 15 May 2017.

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

Title
Finding Aid to Collection Documentation Photography
Author
Hillary Bober
Date
05/15/2017
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Revision Statements

  • 2021-10-01: Photography Collection number assigned as identifier following new protocol. Former collection number was 2017.008.

Repository Details

Part of the Dallas Museum of Art Archives Repository

Contact:
1717 N. Harwood St.
Dallas TX 75201 US