Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
10-4-2024
Publication Title
Southern Nevada Diversity Summit
Publisher
Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE)
Publisher Location
Las Vegas (Nev.)
Abstract
Photographer Clinton Wright documented the everyday lives and experiences of the African American community in Las Vegas' Historic Westside from 1964 to 1971. He later donated his collection of photographic negatives to the Special Collections and Archives at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries. Although the collection is open to the public, physical access is limited to the Special Collections Reading Room, which may restrict usability for some researchers and community members. This project highlights the importance of digitization and metadata workflows in improving access to and visibility of archival materials.
In this poster, the authors present their work on the Clinton Wright Photograph Collection, including standards-based digitization practices, equipment setup and calibration, and subject analysis for descriptive metadata. Through a structured digital collections workflow, the collection has been made accessible and discoverable online for researchers, students, and community members.
Keywords
student experiences; photograph collection; digitization; metadata; accessibility
Disciplines
African American Studies | Archival Science | Black History | Cataloging and Metadata
File Format
File Size
679 KB
Language
English
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Repository Citation
Garces, E.,
Garcia-Contreras, N.,
Lim, A.
(2024).
Student Perspectives on Increasing Visibility of Las Vegas African American History.
Southern Nevada Diversity Summit
Available at:
https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/comm_student_research/1
Included in
African American Studies Commons, Archival Science Commons, Black History Commons, Cataloging and Metadata Commons