BLACK BOTTOM ARCHIVES

ACCESS, USAGE, AND REPRODUCTION TERMS

Access

Black Bottom Archives is a digital-only repository that holds born-digital materials and surrogates of physical objects. Therefore, Black Bottom Archives does not have a physical location to view any materials in our repository.

All materials are accessible through digital communication platforms such as our public archive (https://www.blackbottomarchives.omeka.net) or digital communications directly with the Black Bottom Archives team.

General Usage

All items in our repository are under general United States copyright law. All rights are reserved to the original copyright owner, and permission is required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user, regardless if that user is an individual or acting behalf of an organizational/institutional body.

These are the types of permissions that we have with our repository:

  • “Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.”

  • “Creative Commons: Permission is not required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.”

Reproduction Terms

If the item in the repository belongs to Black Bottom Archives, you are free to use the item at will as long as you properly, and visibly cite Black Bottom Archives as the source of information. This includes items within these collections:

  • Black Bottom Oral Histories

  • Black Bottom Historic People

  • Black Bottom Historic Sites

Items donated by community members of Black Bottom Archives require additional permissions for publication and reproduction. You need to contact Black Bottom Archives to utilize these items in any publication materials. This includes items within these collections:

  • Black Bottom Street View

  • With Love and Flowers

  • Our Memories: Community Digitization + Archiving

Preserving Black Legacy Fellowship materials are within the copyright of their original owners. To use items from these collections, you need to contact the creator of the collection, which can be found on the fellow’s project pages. This includes items within these collections:

  • Preserving Black Legacy

  • Detroit Poetry Archive

  • Brightmo’ Til the World Blow

  • Ouest to West: a Brightmoor

  • Roses From The Redzone

  • Zone of Infinity

  • From The North End, With Love