The Lens Media Lab is responsible for the world’s largest collection of over 7,500 photographic papers from 1890 to 2010. Originally assembled by the lab’s founder and director Paul Messier, the collection was brought to Yale’s Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage for digitization, study, and activation.
Now housed at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, the unique collection supports research on the history, authenticity, and preservation of photographic materials.