Cooper to Cooper, Episode 3: Cooper's Archivists

POSTED ON: November 28, 2016

Cooper to Cooper: Conversations Across Disciplines continues with the school's three archivists—Alexander Tochilovsky, Carol Salomon and Steven Hillyer—describing some of their favorite objects from their collections. Although the three work come from different disciplines and work with very different materials, they share common challenges: properly maintaining fragile artifacts; finding funds for digitization, and getting the word out about the contents of their collections. 

Watch the video to see some highlights from the Cooper Archives, the Architecture Archive and the Herb Lubalin Study Center of Design Typography.

To see earlier episodes of Cooper to Cooper, click here.

 

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