Administrative Information
Provenance
Gift; Balthazar Korab; 2007; (PR 13 CN 2007:033).
Purchase; Balthazar Korab Ltd; 2011, 2019; (PR 13 CN 2011:125)
Processing History
The bulk of the Balthazar Korab Collection was received in 2011 with a small additional transmittal received in 2019. Between 2018 and 2020, the collection was processed by staff in the Prints and Photographs Division, including Emma Esperon (lead archivist), Maggie McCready, Kristen Sosinski, Gillian Mahoney, Heidrun Perez, Erin Ebert, Laura Bell, Joshua Burrell, Libby McKiernan, Michelle An, Tori Cox, Maya Reid, and Nicholas Pernot. Oversize materials, optical discs, and nitrate negatives were moved by Library Staff to separate storage locations for optimal preservation conditions. Separation notices and surrogate images of relocated materials have also been placed in the coordinating folder in the collection. Digitizing and born digital work done by Chris Masciangelo and Phil Michel. Online Finding Aid created by Emma Esperon and Ryan Brubacher in January 2020.
The Eero Saarinen Book Project, 2005-2008 (formerly known as Balthazar Korab collection of photographs showing Eero Saarinen architecture) was gifted to the Library in 2007. Between 2007 and 2008 all images were digitized, captioned, and cataloged by Prints and Photographs staff including: C. Ford Peatross, Mary Christ, Phil Michel, and others as well as assistance from David G. De Long. CSC of Chantilly, Virginia scanned the slides, transparencies and negatives in 2008. Emma Esperon and Ryan Brubacher added the content to the Balthazar Korab Collection finding aid in July 2020.
Transfers
4 DVDs and 7 VHSs were transferred to the Moving Image Research Center (MBRS) at the Library of Congress. More information about the Research Center can be found at their Homepage and Contact Page. Separation notices and surrogate images of the covers of the audio visual materials have been placed in the relevant folder in the collection.
Online Content
To see already digitized images from this collection, search our Online Catalog by call number or descriptive words.
Online Image Records (Digitized Items)
All digitized or born digital images may be searched together from the Korab Collection page or by using Korab as a search term in our Online Catalog. The majority of the collection is not digitized and may be searched through this finding aid, which provides descriptions at a folder level.
| Eero Saarinen book project, 2005-2008 | Over 700 images were selected by Balthazar Korab to document 19 projects designed by architect Eero Saarinen. The images were digitized by CSC of Chantilly, Virginia using an overhead capture Sinar 54 digital camera beginning in 2008. Each was scanned at a resolution of approximately 5,000 pixels on the long side with the short side scaled in proportion. |
| Nitrate Film Negatives | All nitrate film (about 650 frames) has been scanned in entirety at a medium resolution, displayed as computer generated contact sheets. High resolution scans from this film can be purchased through Duplication Services. For safety reasons, nitrate negatives are not served. |
| Balthazar Korab Original Digital Materials | The collection has a small component of optical discs that contained approximately 1,200 born digital and supplied surrogate images, as well as presentation files. Image quality reflects that of the original file provided on the optical disc. |
| Digitized On Demand | Images that have been digitized in response to researchers' purchase of reproductions and created in the course of Library of Congress special projects. |
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information:
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Balthazar Korab Collection, [reproduction number, e.g., LC-DIG-ppmsca-12345]