Albany Library Historical Photograph Collection, 1891-2001, bulk (bulk 1905-1994)

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Summary

Title:
Albany Library historical photograph collection,
Dates:
1891-2001, bulk (bulk 1905-1994)
Creators:
Albany Historical Society (Albany, Calif.)
Abstract:
The Albany Library Historical Photograph Collection includes images related to the history of Albany, from the late 1800s to 2001. Notable aspects of the collection includes images of homes and buildings (including school buildings, the public library, and the Peralta Park Hotel), street scenes, significant individuals, and historic events (such as the Judson Powder Works explosion in 1905, the Fourth of July Parade in 1913, the City's 75th Anniversary celebration in 1983, and the opening of the new Albany Library in 1994).
Extent:
601 items 601 online items
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

Please use the following citation format for all items: [Item (title)]. Albany Library Historical Photograph Collection. Albany Library (Albany, Calif.)

Background

Scope and content:

The Albany Library Historical Photograph Collection includes images related to the history of Albany, from the late 1800s to 2001. Notable aspects of the collection includes images of homes and buildings (including school buildings, the public library, and the Peralta Park Hotel), street scenes, significant individuals, and historic events (such as the Judson Powder Works explosion in 1905, the Fourth of July Parade in 1913, the City's 75th Anniversary celebration in 1983, and the opening of the new Albany Library in 1994).

Biographical / historical:

The Albany Historical Society was founded in 1977 by Catherine Webb, a local historian who had been documenting the history of Albany for more than thirty years. In January 1994, to coincide with the opening of the new library building, she donated the entire collection of the Historical Society to the Albany Library, where it is displayed in a special alcove designed to house it. Since then, members of the community have donated additional materials to the library's collection.

Acquisition information:
Majority of items in the collection were donated by the Albany Historical Society in 1994.
Processing information:

In the fall of 2001, the library received an LSTA (Library Services and Technology Act) grant from the State Library for an historical photograph digitization project. The goals of the project were preservation (by creating and storing archival scans) and increased access (by making images from the collection available on the World Wide Web). During the project year (October 2001-September 2002), 550 photographs from the collection of the Albany Historical Society were scanned. An additional 51 images, previously not cataloged, were scanned and added to the collection, including some photographs donated to the library by individuals and organizations in the community. MARC catalog records for all 601 images were created and added to the Alameda County Library's online catalog. Each record includes a thumbnail that links to a larger version of the image. In addition, a separate web page was created to provide direct access to the Albany Historical Photograph Collection.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Albany Library staff.
Date Prepared:
© 2003
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by Online Archive of California. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: 2003.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection open for research.

Terms of access:

Unless otherwise noted, all photographs in the collection are the property of the Albany Library. Neither the original photographs nor the digital images in the catalog may be reproduced, published, or used on the Internet without the expressed, written permission of either the Albany Library or the copyright holder. The credit line, "Courtesy of the Albany Library Historical Collection" should accompany any such use.

Preferred citation:

Please use the following citation format for all items: [Item (title)]. Albany Library Historical Photograph Collection. Albany Library (Albany, Calif.)

Location of this collection:
1247 Marin Avenue
Albany, CA 94706-2043, US
Contact:
(510) 526-3720
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