Library To Get News Photos

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Library to get News photos

Negatives an 'amazing resource,' Ann Arbor Public Library director says

By The News Staff

The News will give the Ann Arbor District Library its archive of photo negatives dating back to the early 1900s, and that archive may contain more than 800,000 negatives.

“We wanted to preserve this historical, visual record of our communities, and we decided that the Ann Arbor Public Library will be great stewards of this work. Over time, the library will make these photos available to the community,” said Ed Petykiewicz, editor of The News.

Josie Parker, library director, said the library is extremely pleased to receive the archives and called the negatives an “amazing resource.”

“The Ann Arbor News photo collection is a priceless part of Ann Arbor’s cultural heritage, and the decision to donate this one-of-a-kind resource to the district library and to the people of Ann Arbor shows how serious The News and its owners are about the future of information in the Ann Arbor area.

“The library is committed to providing well-organized, highly accessible and completely modern access to this resource and to make sure that our entire community can realize the maximum value of this record of our shared history.”

Petykiewicz said the paper also will give the library permission to digitize the library’s existing files that contain stories from the paper over the years.