Physical Description: 226
GB 6194 digital files
Conditions Governing Access
Digital files are available in the UCSC Special Collections and Archives reading room.
Some files may require reformatting before they can be accessed. Technical limitations
may hinder the Library's ability to provide access to some digital files. Access to
digital files on original carriers is prohibited; users must request to view access
copies. Contact Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access to digital
files.
Scope and Contents
This series contains born-digital photographs, scanned film images, and digital files
on Gerdes's professional work, primarily beginning in 2007 when Gerdes began creating
photographs with a digital camera. Formats include TIFF, JPEG, PDF, and Apple Pages
files.
Arrangement
This series is arranged in 4 sub-series:
- Sub-series 1: Digital Capture Photographs
- Sub-series 2: Professional Files
- Sub-series 3: Scanned Film
- Sub-series 4: Snapshots of Ingeborg and Friends
Files in each sub-series are in their original arrangement.
Processing Information
The digital materials in this collection were processed by Alix Norton in 2022-2023.
Digital files were transferred from one external hard drive in June 2022 via logical
copy. Digital photograph files in RAW format, Adobe Lightroom files, and materials
marked as restricted by the Gerdes Trust on the hard drive were not transferred. Scanned
film photographs were not transferred if they were identified by the Trust as being well
represented in the Exhibition Prints series. Tools used in the analysis of files
included DROID and TreeSize Pro to identify duplicate files and calculate file sizes,
and Print Window to create a file directory PDF. Original order of the digital material,
including file names and folder arrangement, has been retained without intervention by
archives staff, with the following exceptions: the four sub-series folders (Digital
Capture Photographs, Professional Files, Scanned Film, Snapshots of Ingeborg and
Friends) were renamed for clarification, and some file names were edited to remove
non-ASCII characters.
Other Finding Aids
For a complete file directory listing of Series 8: Digital Files, see the following
guide: