Washingtoniana Slide Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 35mm slides artificially assembled from various locations throughout the division’s collection based solely on format. The images cover a wide array of subjects. The topics include the Cherry Blossom Parade, Moscow Circus, Papal visit, federal buildings, street scenes, 1968 riots, Georgetown, urban planning, and construction
Dates
- Creation: 1820-1987
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Use
There are no known restrictions
Extent
8 Boxes
Custodial History
These were assembled from a variety of locations throughout the division in 2005, with each series representing a presumptive donor or creator.
Processing Information
Slides were originally stored in various filing cabinets, folders and boxes throughout the Washingtoniana division. In 2005, the 35mm slides were gathered together and it was decided that the slides would be moved to the archives for long-term storage and preservation. The slides were combined with several other smaller slide collections. Each image was assigned a number and placed in an archival storage box. Numbers in thousand increments were used to distinguish between different series within the collection. Brief item level descriptions and other data were collected at this time.
- Title
- Washingtoniana 35mm Slide Collection
- Subtitle
- An inventory of the Washingtoniana 35mm Slide Collection at DC Public Library
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Mark Greek.
- Date
- 2006
- 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
- 2021-08-20: updated top level data and subjects
Repository Details
Part of the The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library Repository