The AP corporate archives was established in 2003 to document the news, administrative and governance arms of the AP from its beginnings in 1846 to the present.
Unique among news archives for both scope and content, the collections contain over 5,000 linear feet of paper records and 10 terabytes of digital collections. They document nearly 180 years of AP institutional history and news reporting as well as the origin and development of American and international journalism.
Collections include governance records, bureau records, original wire copy, internal publications, personal papers, oral history interviews with AP staff, artifacts, photographs, film and video, the archive of AP Radio News, works of art, and a general reference collection centered on AP writers, journalism memoir and communications history.
Records are acquired through internal transfer from departments and bureaus or through outside donation. Archivists arrange, describe, preserve and make available archival collections for a variety of uses, including corporate projects, content licensing, research, documentaries and exhibitions.
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Commercial customers
Images from the corporate archives (including historic wire copy and other documents) are available for licensing through AP Newsroom.
For other licensing inquiries, please contact us.
Information for researchers
Research in the Corporate Archives is by appointment only.
For photographic and video research, visit AP Newsroom.
Donating materials
The AP Corporate Archives welcomes donations of personal papers from former AP staff and others.
Exhibits
View descriptions of and download brochures from AP’s past on-site exhibits.
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