Abstract

This applied project involved the creation of a finding aid for the Black Star Ephemera Collection held at the Ryerson Image Centre (RIC) at Ryerson University in Toronto. This little known and un-catalogued collection was originally part of the Black Star Agency photographic collection founded in New York City in 1935. Black Star is a well known photo agency that has served as a resource for the picture press during the twentieth century, providing photographs of significant events, people, and places. This ephemeral collection is made up of all the textual material originally used by the agency to organize and support the photographic collection. In addition to the finding aid this paper discussed the significance of this collection and its relationship to the history of photojournalism as well as providing a summary of the rational and methodology for the applied project.

Highlights

  • In 2005, Ryerson University in Toronto was gifted the Black Star archive of approximately 292,000 black and white press prints.1 This generous gift included financial support that allowed the university to create the Ryerson Image Centre (RIC), which officially opened in September of 2012

  • Potter Photographic Preservation and Collections Management Ryerson University/George Eastman House Abstract This applied project involved the creation of a finding aid for the Black Star Ephemera Collection held at the Ryerson Image Centre (RIC) at Ryerson University in Toronto

  • The Black Star Picture Agency continues today as a smaller company based in White Plains, New York providing content to clients seeking both historical and contemporary photojournalism

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A Journey in Collections Management

The Creation of a Finding Aid for The Black Star Ephemera Collection At The Ryerson Image Centre Master of Arts, 2013 Lauren N. Potter Photographic Preservation and Collections Management Ryerson University/George Eastman House Abstract This applied project involved the creation of a finding aid for the Black Star Ephemera Collection held at the Ryerson Image Centre (RIC) at Ryerson University in Toronto. This little known and un-catalogued collection was originally part of the Black Star Agency photographic collection founded in New York City in 1935. Black Star is a well known photo agency that has served as a resource for the picture press during the twentieth century, providing photographs of significant events, people, and places This ephemeral collection is made up of all the textual material originally used by the agency to organize and support the photographic collection. In addition to the finding aid this paper discusses the significance of this collection and its relationship to the history of photojournalism as well as providing a summary of the rationale and methodology for the applied project

Introduction
Overview of Project
Photographic Finds
Conclusion
Sub-series: [Drawer 2: Dutch West Indies, Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, West
Sub-series: [Drawer 8: Germany, West Germany, E
Sub-series: [Drawer 9: W
1.10 Sub-series: [Drawer 10: Germany, Berlin, W
1.11 Sub-series: [Drawer 11: Germany, Berlin, East Germany, West Berlin, and
1.12 Sub-series: [Drawer 12: West Berlin, Berlin, Germany, West
1.13 Sub-series: [Drawer 13: Hungary, Hungarian, Iceland, Greece, Athens, Med
1.24 Sub-series: [Drawer 24: Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Orleans, Maine, Maine
1.25 Sub-series: [Drawer 25
1.27 Sub-series: [Drawer 27
1.30 Sub-series: [Drawer 30: Penna, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Oklahoma, Ohio, North
1.33 Sub-series: [Drawer 33: China, China War, and
1.38 Sub-series: [Drawer 38: South Africa, Sahara, St
1.40 Sub-series: [Drawer 40: Red
1.41 Sub-series: [Drawer 41: Red China, China, Modern China, Himalaya, and
1.42 Sub-series: [Drawer 42: India, People, G, and
1.43 Sub-series: [Drawer 43: Japan, Tokyo (Ginza), and
1.47 Sub-series: [Drawer 47: Vietnam, Indo China, Indochina, Thailand, Thailand or
1.48 Sub-series: [Drawer 48: Vietnam, Vietnam War, and
1.49 Sub-series: [Drawer 49: Vietnam, Vietnam War, South Vietnam, North Vietnam, N
1.53 Sub-series: [Drawer 53: Jordan, Iran, Iran/Iraq, Persian Gulf, From Germany to
1.57 Sub-series: [Drawer 57: Canada, Montreal, Quebec, Ottawa, Ontario, Art, Arctic
1.58 Sub-series: [Drawer 58: Mexico, Mexico City and
1.61 Sub-series: [Drawer 61: Brazil and Rio
Sub-series: [Drawer 67: World
Sub-series: [Drawer 68: WW II, WW II Europe, WW II Austria, WW II Belgium, WW II
Sub-series: [Drawer 69: WW II England, WW II Finland, WW II England
Sub-series: [Drawer 73: Personalities from Vaino Aaltonen to Republican
Sub-series: [Drawer 74: Personalities from Isabelle Adjani to Wife of
Sub-series: [Drawer 75: Personalities from Eric Anderson to Louis
Sub-series: [Drawer 76: Personalities from Joseph Auslander to
Sub-series: [Drawer 77: Personalities from Mrs Birch Bayh to
Sub-series: [Drawer 79: Personalities from Joan Blondell to
Sub-series: [Drawer 80: Personalities from Marlon Brando to
Sub-series: [Drawer 81: Personalities from Phillip Buchen to
3.10 Sub-series: [Drawer 82: Personalities from Erskine Caldwell to
3.11 Sub-series: [Drawer 83: Personalities from John Cassavetes to
3.12 Sub-series: [Drawer 84: Personalities from Chinese Nationalist to
3.13 Sub-series: [Drawer 85: Personalities from Natalie Cole to
3.14 Sub-series: [Drawer 86: Personalities from James Cromwell to Republican
3.15 Sub-series: [Drawer 87: Personalities from Doris Day to
3.16 Sub-series: [Drawer 88: Personalities from Senator Cristopher [sic] Dodd to John
3.17 Sub-series: [Drawer 89: Personalities from Samantha Egger to Charles
3.19 Sub-series: [Drawer 91: Personalities from
3.20 Sub-series: [Drawer 92: Personalities from Jane
3.21 Sub-series: [Drawer 93: Personalities from: Daniel Chester to
3.22 Sub-series: [Drawer 94: Personalities from Kurt Georg
3.23 Sub-series: [Drawer 95: Personalities from Vladimir Golschmann to
3.24 Sub-series: [Drawer 96: Personalities from Paul
3.25 Sub-series: [Drawer 97: Personalities from Helen Hayes to
3.26 Sub-series: [Drawer 98: Personalities from Abbie Hoffman to
3.27 Sub-series: [Drawer 99: Personalities from Hubert Humphrey to
3.28 Sub-series: [Drawer 100: Personalities from Iranian (Shah) to
3.29 Sub-series: [Drawer 101: Personalities from Abe Nobuyuki to
3.31 Sub-series: [Drawer 103: Personalities from
3.32 Sub-series: [Drawer 104: Personalities from David Kennedy to
3.33 Sub-series: Drawer 105
3.34 Sub-series: [Drawer 106: Personalities from Billy Jean King to
3.35 Sub-series: [Drawer 107: Personalities from Elmer T
3.36 Sub-series: [Drawer 108: Personalities from Giorgio La Pira to
3.37 Sub-series: [Drawer 109: Personalities from John Lindsay to Clark
3.39 Sub-series: [Drawer 111: Personalities from Robert Marx to
3.40 Sub-series: [Drawer 112: Personalities from Harold McCluskey to
3.41 Sub-series: [Drawer 113: Personalities from John Mills to
3.42 Sub-series: [Drawer 114: Personalities from Marianne Moore to
3.43 Sub-series: [Drawer 115: Personalities from Marie Jose Nat to Mr
3.44 Sub-series: [Drawer 116: Personalities from O’Detta to
3.45 Sub-series: [Drawer 117: Personalities from Luciano Pavarotti to
3.46 Sub-series: [Drawer 118: Personalities from Antonie Pinay to Pope
3.47 Sub-series: [Drawer 119: Personalities from Robert Postel to Martha Reeves and
3.48 Sub-series: [Drawer 120: Personalities from Republican Paul
3.49 Sub-series: [Drawer 121: Personalities from Richard Rogers to
3.50 Sub-series: [Drawer 122: Personalities from Alexei to
3.51 Sub-series: [Drawer 123: Personalities from Laddy Sanford to
3.52 Sub-series: [Drawer 124: Personalities from Miscellaneous ‘S’ to
3.53 Sub-series: [Drawer 125: Personalities from Svetlana Stalin to
3.54 Sub-series: [Drawer 126: Personalities from Dr Wolfgang Stammberger to
3.55 Sub-series: [Drawer 127: Personalities from Supreme Court Judges to Liz
3.56 Sub-series: [Drawer 128: Personalities from Thailand-Sarit
3.57 Sub-series: [Drawer 129: Personalities from Glen Turner to
3.58 Sub-series: [Drawer 130: Personalities from Bao-Dai to
3.59 Sub-series: [Drawer 131: Personalities from Henry Wallace to
3.60 Sub-series: [Drawer 132: Personalities from Dagmar Wilson to
3.67 Sub-series: [Drawer 139: Personalities from Kurt
Sub-series: [Drawer 142
Sub-series: [Drawer 144
Sub-series: [Drawer 145
Sub-series: [Drawer 146
Sub-series
Sub-series: [Drawer 148
Sub-series: [Drawer 149: Civil
4.10 Sub-series: [Drawer 151
4.12 Sub-series: [Drawer 153
4.13 Sub-series
4.14 Sub-series: [Drawer 155
4.15 Sub-series: [Drawer 156
4.16 Sub-series: [Drawer 157
4.18 Sub-series: [Drawer 159: Industry through
4.20 Sub-series: [Drawer 161
4.22 Sub-series: [Drawer 163
4.23 Sub-series: [Drawer 164
4.25 Sub-series: [Drawer 166
4.26 Sub-series: [Drawer 167
4.27 Sub-series: [Drawer 168: Religion through Day
4.28 Sub-series: [Drawer 169
4.29 Sub-series: [Drawer 170
4.30 Sub-series: [Drawer 171
4.31 Sub-series: [Drawer 172
4.32 Sub-series: [Drawer 173
4.33 Sub-series: [Drawer 174: Night
4.57 Sub-series: [Drawer 189
4.60 Sub-series: [Drawer 192: Personalities from Tom
4.64 Sub-series: [Drawer 196
4.65 Sub-series: [Drawer 197
4.66 Sub-series: [Drawer 198
4.74 Sub-series: [Drawer 206
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