Charles W. Cushman Photograph Collection: Collection
Description
This description is too long for a screenshot, but I think this is a good example of a collection level
description. Given the four series it is not too long, it covers the dates and
extent of the materials, and genre and form. It also covers provenance, processing, original storage, preservation and new storage. Given all of the text, however the lack of detail
regarding subjects, names, and themes was surprising. The link to the B&W
photographs takes you to a page that offers just these types of things, so
maybe they just figured people would explore the links.
Some more detail could be added to the collection description
without adding too much length, with a good impact on description and the
number of search terms for discovery and access. They have already decided to
have a description that is long, they might as well include some of these
details.
Chicago Historical Society Research Center: State Street
autumn festival photograph collection [graphic]
This is a very different type of description from the one
for Cushman, being in a catalog with many other collections and not at its own
website/portal. But I also think this is a good example of a
collection description. The title is detailed, it gives the dates, extent,
form, controlled subjects (thematic and geographic), and the summary describes
the event with details and also names the notable scenes for aid in discovery.
I think a researcher would be able to see this description and generally know if this small collection was appealing or not.
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