Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1947-2023 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
Total volume of digital photographs unknown.
1 photograph selected for the Archival City project.
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
Magnum Photos is an international agency created in 1947 by four photographers (Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger and David “Chim” Seymour). Its offices are in London (United Kingdom), New York (United States of America) and Paris (France).
Since its foundation, is has operated as a cooperative of photographers living and working all around the world.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Online database of the Magnum Photos agency.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
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Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAD(G), second edition, Ottawa 2000.
Available online : https://www.ica.org/en/isadg-general-international-standard-archival-description-second-edition
For dates : ISO 8601, 2nd edition, 2000.
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Entry prepared and entered on 2023-05-04.
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Magnum Photo, "Overview", accessed online on 2023-05-04: https://www.magnumphotos.com/about-magnum/overview/
Magnum Photo, "History", accessed online on 2023-05-04: https://www.magnumphotos.com/about-magnum/history/
Archivist's note
Entry prepared and entered by Archival City.