Times-Union, “Option proposed to separate archives” , (7/31/1984)

This series contains published media by the George Eastman House, PABIR, and local, national, and international newspapers, newsletters, magazines, and journals that relate primarily to the PABIR efforts to keep the International Museum of Photography photo archive in Rochester. There are also articles related to photography museums, and exhibitions. Files are arranged in chronological order if known. The series is divided into four subseries. The first contains annual reports from the George Eastman House and the International Museum of Photography. The second subseries contain press releases from PABIR, the Eastman House, and other organizations, including a1980 campaign to “Save George Eastman House!” organized by Dr. Gary Schiff. The third subseries contain in-house newsletters and journals published by PABIR and the Eastman House including all issues of the PABIR newsletter published between October 1984 and December 1987. It also includes several issues of the George Eastman House Newsletter published between 1984 and 1986 and three issues of Image: Journal of Photography and Motion Pictures of the International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House published between 1971 and 1985. The fourth subseries includes external publications including clippings from local, national, and international newspapers, journals, and newsletters that tell the storyof PABIR’s efforts and the Eastman House crisis in chronological order. It also includes letters to the editor, articles about PABIR board members, and miscellaneous articles and newsletters on various photographic topics.