Digitalization changed the world in the blink of an eye. Our fathers could never dream that their stories would be important to a day. Maybe there were no resources to protect their dates. Protecting the inheritance of history was not an easy task for them. Thanks to the collaboration of Getty pictures and ancestors today, things are different.
Recently, Getty Images and ancestors have been partners to emphasize a basic need for black colleges and universities (HBCUS) historically. There will be an example to many generations.
Brings HBCU archives on the Internet
Getty Images’ mission is not just to protect your HBCU archives without deteriorating. Focused on making them easier to find online. This means that all old pictures, student newspapers, campus papers, class photos and other notes have been lost for years. But all looks digitally now.
This initiative actually is part of the Getty Images’ HBCU grant program. At first focus was in the photography. Later, after visiting HBCU camps, the team realized that it was more to discover. This includes documents that explain these stories, emphasizing achievements and protect community memories. Thus, they decided to expand with the ancestor.
Why is this important?
HBCUS has formed American history significantly. Many black leaders, artists, scientists, and they made the innovators. Unfortunately, we prefer digital exploration rather than reading a book. Therefore, we can only save many historical details and knowledge in a material form. But now the revival of this history seems possible through this digital initiative.
HBCUS has all the materials that are both printed and digital. This makes this project unique. In addition, ancestry cooperates directly with each university, scans the documents on the spot, and then returns all digital files to schools as part of partnership with Getty. Moreover, the ancestor allows you to access the platform for each campus. This allows students and faculties to provide information on personal dates and dates of their institutions. I can call him a combination of a family.
Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, the first HBCU to attend. Lincoln is important to give grants to the first HBCU in the United States. They joined Getty’s program last year. Since then, through the HBCU collection of Getty, hundreds of historical photos were taken to licenses.
Last Thoughts
Personally, I think this cooperation is very effective. You will get better output to archives. The date we never knew, we will now know. I’ve always been interested in my fathers. I feel that our cultures can be restored through the projects between the ancestors and Getty. Appears rather than a digital project only. We unite us more than teaching us. If our history can be preserved in this way, then why not?
