00112: Events Photographs, 1965-2000., 1965-2000.
Scope and Contents
Public Affairs Events Photograph Series was derived from photographs created by the Office of Public Affairs and its earlier incarnation the Medical Area News Office. The Office of Public Affairs serves as the news office for Harvard Medical School and its affiliate teaching hospitals and research institutions. The series contains black and white and color photographic prints, negatives and contact sheets documenting public events involving Harvard Medical School, Harvard Dental School, and Harvard School of Public Health faculty and students, as well as non-Harvard affiliated public figures. The photographs were taken between the years of 1965-2000 for publication in Focus, a newsletter published by the Office of Public Affairs.
Dates
- Creation: 1965-2000.
Physical Description
5 cubic feet in 5 record cartons.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Access requires advance notice. There may be restrictions on access to portions of the records. Consult Public Services for further information.
Online access to larger views of some thumbnails is restricted by copyright and may be available only to Harvard ID holders. For more information please see the Privacy, Terms of Use & Copyright Information on the Harvard Library website.
Original images are available for research use at the Center for the History of Medicine. Retrieval requires advance notice. There may be restrictions on access to some materials. Consult Public Services for further information.
Extent
74 imagesArrangement
Images from the Office of Public Affairs were originally grouped by subject or event and then by date and stored in file folders. The folders included photographic negatives, contact sheets, selected prints and some printed material. The file information identified the photographer, and often the individuals in the photograph.
During processing, the contents of each file folder were sorted, and exact duplicates and printed materials were removed. Prints and negatives were retained and rehoused in mylar sleeves, numbered and placed in document cases. The images were then cataloged in a control database, which associates each image with a series, subseries and image group. The series is now divided into several sub-series, based on the type of event or the event's purpose, and then arranged chronologically. The subseries are further organized into smaller image groups, which are grouped by similar subject content for each event.
Creator
- From the Collection: Harvard Medical School. Office of Public Affairs. (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) Repository
The Center for the History of Medicine in the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine is one of the world's leading resources for the study of the history of health and medicine. Our mission is to enable the history of medicine and public health to inform healthcare, the health sciences, and the societies in which they are embedded.