Kansas Historical Society
Imaging Services

The objective of offering imaging services at the Kansas Historical Society is to provide patrons with quality reproductions of materials in the Society’s collections. Electronic scans of photographs and other materials in the State Archives & Library will be produced consistent with the characteristics of the original photograph, negative, map, manuscript, or printed material. The imaging technicians will not make any adjustments or manipulate images. When you are ordering scans, please indicate the resolution, scan file type, tonality and delivery method. more info...

• Scan Resolution – 72 up to 2400 DPI
• Scan File Types – TIFF, JPG, PDF
• Tonality – Bi-tonal, Grayscale, Color

Electronic Scan Fee

Delivery Method

Files under 5MB can be e-mailed directly to the patron unless otherwise specified. Items more than 5MB will be burned to a CD-ROM or DVD and mailed directly to the patron (or can be picked up).

Black & White and Color Prints

All prints are produced from digital images and available in a glossy finish.

Transparencies

Slides and 4x5 transparencies can be produced and duplicated through a local vendor. Staff will provide a cost estimate for this service.

Image Lab Schedule

Allow ten working days for the delivery of scanned images.

SUPER RUSH & REGULAR RUSH SERVICES are available at an additional charge:
Super Rush - $25.00 per image and the order will be ready in 1-2 days.
Rush - $10.00 per image and the order will be ready in 3-5 working days.

Studio Assignment Charges

All studio assignments, such as photographing museum and archeology artifacts, will be accepted on a case-by-case basis. The charge for this service is $25.00 per hour. This charge is in addition to scan and print costs. A cost estimate will be provided for scheduled assignments.

Payment

PLEASE DO NOT SEND MONEY WITH YOUR ORDER . We will send you an invoice with your total including tax and shipping charges. All orders must be paid in advance. We accept checks and credit cards (Visa and MasterCard). Prices are subject to change at any time.

MEMBERS DISCOUNT - Members of the Kansas Historical Society receive a 10% discount for scans and prints. If you are a Society member, please inform the staff when placing an order.

Postage, Handling, and Tax

Patrons will be charged postage and handling for mail orders. Kansas residents will be charged the appropriate destination sales tax.

Permission and Use

The Kansas Historical Society requires completion of a permission form and the payment of use fees, if applicable. A permission form is included with all orders. View permission form

Scan Options (explanation)

A measurement of clarity or detail most commonly expressed in terms of dots per inch (dpi). Recommended minimum resolution for publication is 300 dpi.

TIFF – a file format where no information is lost to file compression. TIFF is recognized as an archival file format.
JPEG – some information loss compression format. The advantage is that the file sizes are much smaller, and image quality is acceptable in most cases. Not acceptable as an archival file format.
PDF – Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format provides a convenient way to view and print images at high resolution.

Bi-tonal – recommended primarily for modern printed books without illustrations.
Gray-scale – recommended for black and white photographs, half-tone illustrations, other types of continuous tone illustrations, handwritten and typescript manuscript and archival materials which are nominally black and white but which actually contain shading and varieties of ink density and paper tonality.
Color – recommended for any materials with color which should be maintained for historical or esthetic reasons or because the color conveys information.

THE SOCIETY REQUESTS PRIOR NOTIFICATION TO ACCOMMODATE INDIVIDUALS NEEDING ALTERNATIVE SERVICES

Kansas Historical Society
State Archives & Library Division

Nancy Sherbert, Curator of Photographs, Ext. 303, nsherbert@kshs.org

Lisa Keys, Assistant Curator, Ext. 321, lkeys@kshs.org

Darrell Garwood, Technical Services, Ext. 141, dgarwood@kshs.org