Sabine,

Cape Fear Museum has an Image Archive Collection where people allow us to
copy their photos without giving up legal control.  We do have an Image
Archive Contract for them to sign stating any restrictions, etc.  Give me a
holler if you want more details.

Tim

Timothy S. Bottoms
Museum Registrar
Cape Fear Museum
814 Market Street
Wilmington, North Carolina  28401-4731
910.341.4350 x 3011
910.341.4037 (fax)



                                                                                  
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Dear colleagues:

For our exhibits we generally have photographs on loan. We make a copy for
display purposes and return the original to its owner. Nowadays, we often
just scan the image and use a printout. This is normally done without a
title
transfer.

Some examples in our collection are by now the only existing evidence, as
the
originals were lovingly destroyed by their owners (we try to educate them
on
proper storage, but?). Other photographs are very popular, get many
requests
for duplication, and yes, we claim them as our collection.

How do other institutions handle these "non-artifact" photographs? Do you
accession them, create a special category? Any bother suggestions?

I would appreciate your advice.

Thank you,

Sabine Goerke-Shrode
Curator, Vacaville Museum

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