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The Photographic Archives houses almost 2 million photographs and associated records and manuscripts. Its mission is to collect significant documentary photograph collections, to organize the collections and to make them available to both the researcher and the casual browser. This is accomplished through our reference service, searching our photocopy files (copies of photographs arranged by subject), exhibitions, publications, and other programs.
Hundreds of discrete collections include national documentary projects, local history photographs and an excellent museum collection of fine prints. Use of our reading room and exhibitions gallery is free and open to the public.
Significant collections include
- Manuscripts, correspondence and vintage prints from the Stryker-directed projects--Farm Security Administration (FSA), the Standard Oil (New Jersey) Co. and Jones & Laughlin Steel
Appalachian photographs
Local History Collections
- Over one-half million Local History photographs.
Fine Art photographs
- Ansel Adams, Stern J. Bramson, Paul Caponigro
- Walker Evans, Arthur Fellig (Weegee),
- Phillipe Halsman, Dorothea Lange, Lisette Model
- Edwin and Louise Rosskam, Arthur Rothstein
- Ben Shahn, Edward Weston, Minor White, Marion Post Wolcott.
- Hundreds of contemporary American artists
Horvath, David G. (1987). The Acetate Negative Survey Final Report. Louisville, KY: Ekstrom Library Photographic Archives, University of Louisville.
David Horvath's 1987 definitive survey of cellulose acetate film, funded by the National Museum Act, covered 29 collections held in 16 institutions. Manufactured on various bases as "safety" film from 1921 to 1955, some types of cellulose acetate film have proven subject to deterioration. Horvath's survey identifies particularly vulnerable base materials through specific information such as the name of the manufacturer, manufacturing code data, and notch codes.
Services
The Photographic Archives has a fully staffed reference desk offering service during all operating hours. The Photographic Archives Print Service is capable of producing prints and scans of items from our collections as needed by researchers.
The Photographic Archives gallery hosts changing exhibitions of prints from the Archives collections and from contemporary American photographers.
A full service darkroom can produce prints, slides and photocopies for research or publication. Price List  .
Publication, broadcast and other re-use of the Archives' photographs is allowed in those instances in which we hold copyright or other reproduction rights. Please speak to a staff member about your particular needs. Publishers, broadcasters and others wishing to re-use our photographs are asked to pay the going commercial rate for art used in similar publications.
Bibliographic Citations for Archival Photograph Resources
PDF files require the free Adobe Acrobat Reader (download).
Hours
Monday - Friday, 9:00am til 5:00pm
Additional hours by request -- please allow a three-day notice (two staff members are required to open outside regular department hours)
Special Collections is closed on all University holidays.
Contact Information
Special Collections
Ekstrom Library
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY 40292
502.852.6752
502.852.8734 fax
Special.Collections@louisville.edu 
Special Collections personnel directory
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Louisville’s 1937 Flood
A 75th Anniversary Exhibition
Featuring:
Margaret Bourke-White’s Life photographs and Corwin Short’s photos of Bourke-White at work
&
Aerial views by the Indiana National Guard 38th Division Aviation 113th Photo Section
Photographic Archives Gallery
Ekstrom Library, Lower Level
January 26 - March 9, 2012
Margaret Bourke-White, Louisville 1937 flood
Aerial view of Louisville with Jeffersonville, Indiana in the background
Reception
Thursday January 26, 2012
5:00 – 7:00 pm
Lower Level, East Wing lobby
“The Twentieth Century’s Katrina:
the Great Flood of 1937”
a lecture by
Professor Robert Reid,
University of Southern Indiana
6:00 pm in Ekstrom W104
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