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Photo donation program
The
Emilio Segrè Visual Archives is one
of the most popular collections in the Niels Bohr Library, drawing requests
for over 2000 photographs a year. The photographs are provided on a non-profit
basis, strictly for educational use. They are much appreciated by writers
of history books and articles, publishers of science textbooks, and makers
of educational film, television, CD-ROMs and the like.
The collection is built on materials we receive from personal collections. We are always delighted to receive donations of photographs, films, videotapes and other visual materials.
We particularly welcome pictures of scientists, not only formal portraits but also snapshots of them at work, with colleagues or family, on vacation, and so forth. You can send us materials by using our Federal Express account (please contact us for our account number), and if you wish we can return your originals after we make copies; or if you prefer you could have copies made at our expense (for photos we prefer 4"x5" negatives or digital scans on a CD-ROM - scanned at a target size of larger than 8x10 inches and at 300dpi) and mail them to us. In either case we'll be glad to reimburse all expenses of copying, postage and so forth.
If your collection is large, we would be glad to discuss means of organizing and selecting pictures to donate. Our normal credit line, which all users of our images must show, is "Courtesy AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives." But the donor can designate additional credit, such as "Photograph by... " or include any additional source or copyright information for the photographs.
We also rely on financial support from the Friends of the Center. For
a sample of recently donated photographs, see our biannual photo
display.