About our Collections
The New Hampshire Institute of Art, Teti Library Archives and Special Collections exists to identify, preserve, and make available records and papers of enduring value. It’s mission is two-fold.
- The Institute Archives: To collect and maintain records of enduring value created or received by the Institute and its employees.
- Special Collections: To collect and maintain non-university records and papers, which support the academic mission of the Institute. See “Special Collection Development Policy.”
College Archives
Manchester Art Association Records 1871-1899
The John Teti History of Photography Collections
The Thomas Adams Photograph Collection
William Horace Littlefield Artist Papers
Information
Location and Hours
Special Collections Study Room Hours by appointment only. Please call 603.836-2532 or send an email to: ref@nhia.edu to schedule a time.
The Thomas Adams Center for Photographic Research and Study Room is used by the photography department for classes, video presentations and guest lecturers, and by the Teti Library for Information and technology Instruction. It is not meant for general classroom use (including Cont. Educ. Classes) and/or general public
use. The Teti Library oversees the scheduling of this room. Please notify the library at ext. 530 for any scheduling needs of this room in advance.
The Special Collections Study room is across from the Teti Library, Fuller Hall, 156 Hanover Street, Manchester, New Hampshire
The Thomas Adams Center for Photographic Study and Research is located in Room 106, across from the library, Fuller Hall, 156 Hanover Street, Manchester, NH
Contacts: Betsy Holmes, Director of the Teti Library and Special Collections 603-836-2530 or betsyholmes@nhia.edu
Using the Collection
- The Teti Library Special Collection is housed in a climate controlled room. The climate control system prevents the temperature and humidity levels from getting too high or too low for paper/mixed collections. This system is monitored regularly and system reports are recorded and saved for review by librarians and facilities staff.
- Because this collection contains some very rare and sometimes fragile materials, the librarians instruct visitors how to use them in a manner that prevents any loss or wear. Visitors are asked to search the library catalog in advance so that they have a focus to their visit. They must leave all pens, liquids, bags, coats, and other bulky items that could do damage to delicate items, in the main library before entering Special Collections.
- Once guests request a visit to Special Collections, librarians will pull selected items off the shelves and set them in archival book cradles. Archival book cradles are made of a soft, foam material that support the spines of books and prevent stress on antique or weak bindings. Patrons may certainly browse the collection, and are encouraged to do so, but are asked not to remove materials from the shelves on their own. This prevents any damage to the head caps or spines of the books. The librarians instruct guests how to wear an archival glove on one hand when looking at materials to support the items’ cover and turn the pages with the other bare hand. Although wearing gloves on both hands to handle collections such as ours has been the standard practice in the past, current archival best practices recommend keeping one hand bare to allow greater dexterity when turning delicate pages. Patrons are asked to wear gloves on both hands when handling photographs.
- The Library reserves the right to inspect all research materials and personal articles before a patron leaves the Special Collections room. To aid the library in collecting statistics and creating accountability for users, all researchers are required to sign the guest book; indicating the date of the visit, time spent in the room and resources used.
- Due to the fragile and rare nature of the materials, photocopying, scanning, and photographic reproduction of Special Collections items is generally prohibited. However, special permission may be given to scholars and faculty to reproduce work digitally or with film for use in instruction or publication. The decision to reproduce materials will be made on a case-by-case basis depending on researcher needs and access. Patrons interested in using materials from Special Collections (for publication and other purposes) must fill out and submit the form, Application to Use Special Collections Materials to the Director of the Teti Library and Special Collections.
- NHIA does not own the copyright to most items in Special Collections and the Tet Library cannot give or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute materials. When possible, the Teti Library provides the researcher with available copyright and use restriction information, but due to the nature of some of the materials in the collection, this is not always possible. Determining what constitutes the fair use of the collections’s materials is the responsibility of the researcher. The Library provides a document titled, Checklist for Fair Use to help guide researchers in properly using resources.
Reproduction, Fair Use and Citation
Special permission may be given to scholars and faculty to reproduce work digitally or with film for use in instruction or publication. The decision to reproduce materials will be made on a case-by-case basis depending on researcher needs and access.
Note: Due to the fragile and rare nature of some of the materials, photocopying, scanning, and photographic reproduction of Special Collections items will be prohibited.
Applications to reproduce Special Collections materials must be submitted using our “Application for Permission to Use Teti Special Collections Materials” form. Permission to reproduce or to photograph does not imply permission to publish. The Institute does not own the copyright to most items in this collection and the Teti Library cannot give or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute materials.
Example Citation for Archival Materials and/or manuscript collections: William Horace Littlefield Artist Papers, Box #, Folder #. Teti Library Archives & Special Collections, New Hampshire Institute of Art, New Hampshire.
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Links of Interest
This page has the following sub pages.
- The College Archives
- General Special Collections
- Manchester Art Association Records 1871-1899
- John Teti Collections – Manuscripts and Ephemera
- SPECIAL COLLECTIONS – SUPPORTING OUR CURRICULUM
- William Horace Littlefield Papers [1932-1982]
- The Thomas Adams Photograph Collection [1938-2009]
- John Teti History of Photography Collections [1864 to current]
- John Teti Rare Books in Photography
- Early Periodicals in Photography
- John Teti – Photographic Collections
- Selected items from the William Horace Littlefield Papers
