Description: Commercial reproductions from the collections of the Smithsonian Institution Archives can be obtained by following the instructions below. The fee schedule associated with each collection is for reproductions only. How to obtain reproductions of the Smithsonian Institution Archives' digital media.
Description: The choice to create duplicate copies of collection material is often made for both preservation and access considerations. For some media, such as audiovisual materials, digitization is preservation. For fragile or actively deteriorating paper and photographic collections, a digital surrogate can be made to preserve the content and provide a stable copy for
Description: In order to broaden access to the Archives’ collections, and reduce the impact of frequent handling, the Archives is digitizing its most valuable and used collections. Here are the standards and specifications.