Contributing to our collections
The internationally renowned collections of the Black Film Center & Archive have come together thanks to the generosity of established filmmakers, scholars, artists, and other individuals who have donated personal papers, film recordings, original promotional materials, and other items of interest. We continue to consider new, highly relevant donations to our archive from individuals with an established relationship to filmmaking and/or Black cinema scholarship.
If you have materials that you believe would be of value to current and future generations of Black cinema researchers, please contact our archivist. Donations are evaluated and subject to the approval of our director.
We adhere to the Association of College and Research Libraries’ guidelines for media resources in academic libraries.
Need detailed information about our collection development policy, including specific information about the archival materials we accept? Contact our archivist.