Ford Foundation records, Office of Communications, Multimedia material, Accessions 2017:081 and 2017:084, 1962-2015
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Ford Foundation
- Extent:
- 6.97 Cubic Feet 17 boxes (14 letter document containers, 2 legal document containers, and 1 16x20 oversize box)
- Language:
- English .
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains prints, negatives, transparencies, slides, and contact sheets that document Ford Foundation projects around the world as well as headshots of staff, executive officers, and trustees for the Ford Foundation's Office of Communications. Many photographs appear in annual reports and other Ford Foundation publications and promotional materials.
- Acquisition information:
- This material was transferred to RAC in 2017 by the Ford Foundation and ingested by RAC as Accession 2017:081 and Accession 2017:084.
- Arrangement:
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The collection is arranged in two series:
Series 1: Project Photographs and Foundation-Assigned Photograph Commissions
Series 2: Office of Communications – General Photographs
Subseries 1: Susan V. Berresford Photographs
Subseries 2: Vice President Photographs
Subseries 3: Staff Photographs
Subseries 4: Building and Garden Photographs
Subseries 5: Trustees Photographs
Subseries 6: Filler Photographs
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research with select materials restricted as noted. Brittle or damaged items are available at the discretion of RAC. Researchers interested in accessing digital media (floppy disks, CDs, DVDs, etc.) in this collection must use an access surrogate. The original items may not be accessed because of preservation concerns. To request an access surrogate be made, or if you are unsure if there is an access surrogate, please contact an archivist.
- Terms of access:
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Ford Foundation has title, copyright and literary rights in the collection, in so far as it holds them.
The Rockefeller Archive Center has authority to grant permission to cite and publish material from the collection. Permission to publish extensive excerpts, or material in its entirety, will be referred to the Ford Foundation.
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