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Impact Visuals Records

Call Number

TAM.256

Date

circa 1975 - circa 2001, inclusive

Creator

Impact Visuals (Role: Donor)
Morris, David (Role: Donor)

Extent

73 Linear Feet (73 boxes)

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

Impact Visuals was a New York City-based cooperative photo agency dedicated to social documentary photography. Founded in 1985 by Michael Kaufman, formerly an editor at the Guardian (a radical newsweekly), Impact Visuals operated for 15 years until shutting down in 2001. The bulk of this collection pertains to work orders (including invoices, photocopies of published work, and some correspondence and other related documents). There are also some organizational records, including minutes, notes, and reports.

Historical/Biographical Note

Impact Visuals was a New York City-based cooperative photo agency dedicated to social documentary photography. Founded in 1985 by Michael Kaufman, formerly an editor at the Guardian (a radical newsweekly), Impact Visuals operated for 15 years until shutting down in 2001. Impact Visuals was particularly active in documenting the struggle against apartheid, in South Africa and abroad.

Arrangement

This collection has not been arranged by an archivist. Materials are in the order in which they were received from the donor.

Scope and Contents

The bulk of this collection pertains to work orders (including invoices, photocopies of published work, and some correspondence and other related documents). There are also some organizational records, including minutes, notes, and reports.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open without restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright (and related rights to publicity and privacy) to materials in this collection created by Impact Visuals was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date; Impact Visual Records; TAM 256; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials donated by David Morris in 2001. The accession number associated with this gift is 2001.069.

Collection processed by

Tamiment staff

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Repository

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10012