This guide provides a brief introduction to finding and accessing archival resources for re-use in media production - including photographs and images, audio recordings, film and video clips.
The process of finding and accessing archival resources is not always easy, and it's important to understand some basics of copyright, fair use, public domain, and other legal restrictions when working with archival material.
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Note: "Archival" material, in this guide, refers to content that was created for a specific original purpose and is now preserved in an archival repository for its value as historical evidence. This guide does not include sources for stock images or footage, music, or other Creative Commons material that was created for general re-use. See the link below for suggested sources of free-to-use stock media.
Image credit: Don Novello, The Blade: Shellville High School (New York: Collier Books, 1984).
