Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 10-001
Smithsonian Institution. Archives. Smithsonian Photographic Services
Negative Log Books, 1959-1999, 2008
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of the negative log books, or "green books," of Smithsonian Photographic Services, formerly known as the Office of Imaging, Printing, and Photographic Services; the Office of Printing and Photographic Services; and the Office of Imaging and Photographic Services. Information in the books include negative numbers, subjects of the photographs, persons and departments for whom the photographs were taken, dates the photographs were taken, photographers, and dates the information was entered into the log books. The folder list includes the date range the photographs were taken and the negative numbers found in each log in parentheses. Also included are two microfilm ledgers, project information for transcribing the log books into an electronic database, and a listing of the motion picture film in cold storage with digital images of the films. Some materials are in electronic format.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Smithsonian Institution. Office of Imaging, Printing, and Photographic Services
- Smithsonian Institution. Office of Printing and Photographic Services
- Smithsonian Institution. Office of Imaging and Photographic Services
- Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Photographic Services
Subject
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 10-001, Smithsonian Institution, Archives, Smithsonian Photographic Services, Negative Log Books