Preservation Imaging Department

The Preservation Imaging Lab creates surrogate images of historic documents, whether it’s digitizing images from the collections or providing photographic reproductions for exhibition purposes.

Our preservation imaging staff has many years of experience in the careful handling and imaging of historic paper-based and filmed materials. Our labs have digitized more than 15,000 items from our special collection including documents, maps, photographs, nitrate film negatives, glass plate negatives, ledger books, scrapbooks and panorama views. We also convert 16mm film and VHS to DVD and reel to reel, audio cassette and records to CD.

We created the Historic Document Preservation Program to assist small museums, libraries and historical societies with preserving their collections.  Click here to learn more.