Marketing and Communications Photograph Collection
Scope and Contents
2022-11-14: This finding aid was reviewed during a reparative language review in the Spring of 2024. A copy of the legacy finding aid can be accessed by emailing archives@cmu.edu. See revision statement for more information.
Dates
- 1959-2014
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is held by Carnegie Mellon University. Permission is required for duplication and publication.
Extent
81 Linear feet (81 linear feet of negatives, slides and CD-R containing digital photographs. )
Language
English
Overview
The Marketing and Communications Photograph Collection documents Carnegie Mellon from 1959 to 2007. The photographs were taken by photographers in CMU’s Marketing and Communications department and Photography and Graphic Services. Additional materials are transferred to the University Archives on a regular bases. The collection consists of 35mm, 120mm, and 4x5 negatives, and digital files.
The collection is organized chronologically. For more recent images, please contact the University Archives.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Post-1983 35mm negatives were transferred to the archives by Photography and Graphic Services in 2015.
- Title
- Marketing and Communications Photograph Collection
- Status
- In Progress
- Date
- May 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Revision Statements
- 2024-04-24: This finding aid was revised during a reparative language review in the Spring of 2024. This collection had several instances of outdated terms. Many of these terms were kept due to their inclusion in the events depicted in the original title. Individuals only identified by their spouses' names were named when identifiable. Original titles are in a descriptive note at the folder level in this finding aid. For a complete list of changes, contact archives@cmu.edu.
Repository Details
Part of the Carnegie Mellon University Archives Repository