Just to let anyone know who may have been following the thread on the Gateshead street parties today, Tyne and Wear Archives have just confirmed that they only accept original photos and no scans or copies. >From Geoff I had been half expecting this policy Deb

Wright wrote: > Just to let anyone know who may have been following the thread on the Gateshead > street parties today, Tyne and Wear Archives have just confirmed that > they only accept original photos and no scans or copies. From Geoff I had been > half expecting this policy Deb As far as I'm aware that is the policy of most libraries and archives as they would have no way of knowing if a copy was authorized by the rights holder or not. Brian -- Brian Pears (Gateshead, UK) http://www.bpears.org.uk/ Joint List Admin NORTHUMBRIA Genealogy Mailing List GENUKI Northumberland Maintainer