The Cleveland Scene Photographs contain promotional and concert photographs collected and used by Scene magazine from the 1970s through approximately 2006. Photos dated earlier exist throughout the collection, and there is one file that dates from 2008. The collection is split into national touring acts and those from Northeast Ohio. This separation retains the original order as filed by Scene. The concert photographs will be of interest to researchers studying Cleveland's rock and roll history, and the promotional photographs will be useful to anyone looking for images of popular bands during the last quarter of the 20th century.
Biography / Administrative History
Cleveland Scene was founded in 1970 as The Scene, an entertainment-focused free weekly newspaper. From the 1970s through the 1990s, it was known simply as Scene, and had the phrase Entertainment Weekly as a subtitle. After a change in ownership in 1999, the publication added a local news feature story, which acts as an alternative to the daily newspaper in Cleveland, the Plain Dealer. The publication is currently known as Cleveland Scene and owned by the Euclid Media Group.
Notes
Acquisition Note: The Cleveland Scene Photographs were received by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc., as a gift from Cleveland Scene on September 8, 2014.
Citation: [Identification of Item], Cleveland Scene Photographs, Library and Archives, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
Processing Information: Processed by William Jackson, Archives Assistant; Jessica Doyle and Shannon Kee, Interns; Dan Filipkowski and Elaine Minch, Volunteers. Front matter written by Anastasia Karel, Archivist. Completed August 4, 2017. Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS and local processing manual.
Access
Collection is open for research. Patrons must sign the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibilities and Privacy Rights statement on the Researcher Registration form before using this collection. Consult the Library and Archives in advance of your visit to ensure access to these materials is available.
Use
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. For those photographs in the collection attributed to photographer Linda Woods, Woods has granted, in furtherance of the Museum's promotional, museum, educational, research, and archival activities, a royalty-free, irrevocable, worldwide license, for the term of copyright, to reproduce, distribute, and publicly display and perform the works, in any form of media, whether now known or later created. This license includes, without limitation, the right for the Museum to reproduce and display the photographs on the Museum's website, in graphics and exhibitions at Museum facilities, in social media, and in marketing materials. For more information, please consult the staff of the Library and Archives.
