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The historical photograph: record, information source, object, resource*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2016

Guy Baxter
Guy Baxter*
Affiliation:
Theatre Museum, Victoria & Albert Museum, 1E Tavistock Street, London WC2E 7PR, UK
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Email: g.baxter@vam.ac.uk
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Abstract

This article looks at the contributions that historical photograph collections can make to people’s lives, by examining the ideas that museums, archives and libraries explore and apply in the management of such collections. For instance, the theme of the photograph as an historical record of events will be used to examine the archivist’s approach; the photograph as a source of information for learning or enjoyment will introduce theories developed by the library community; and the value of the photograph as a physical object will form the basis for looking at how museums approach our vast and challenging photographic heritage.

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Research Article
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Art Libraries Journal , Volume 28 , Issue 2 , 2003 , pp. 4 - 12
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Copyright © The Art Libraries Society 2003

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Footnotes

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A version of this paper was given at the ARLIS/UK & Ireland Spring Conference, May 2002, at the Public Record Office at Kew.

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