What You Will Learn

The Filson Historical Society located in Old Louisville has over 100,000 photographic items within its collection. A large portion is comprised of local Louisville, Southern Indiana, and Kentucky family photographs. While you may be familiar with the Filson’s library resources, many forget about our visual resources. Filson’s Curator of Manuscripts, and former Curator of Photographs & Prints will give an overview of the Filson’s Photographic Collections, an overview of 19th century photographic formats, and some tips on how to preserve your own family photographs.

Speaker

Heather Potter is the Assistant Director of the South Caroliniana Library at the University of South Carolina, where she oversees a team of curators responsible for oral history, political papers, university archives, and outreach. She works to build, preserve, and promote access to special collections materials documenting South Carolina’s history and culture. Before joining the University of South Carolina, Potter spent over a decade at the Filson Historical Society in Louisville, Kentucky where she served as Curator of Photographs and Prints before becoming Curator of Manuscripts in 2024, leading stewardship of the institution’s largest and most significant collection. Earlier in her career, she was Project Archivist for the Kentucky Folklife Program at the Kentucky Historical Society, documenting and preserving community-based cultural heritage. She holds a BA in History from Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, and an MLS with an emphasis in Archives from Indiana University Bloomington.

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If you are not a member, you can choose to join the Society and attend this webinar for free. You will also have free access to all webinars in the next year as well as access to all of our past webinars in the Learning Library.