If you haven't visited our Photo Archives on The Center's website, you should take a look. The Archives is located at http://archive.cablecenter.org. Currently, there are 700 photographs available - just a sampling of the 100,000 photographs in the collection. You can browse the photos or do a subject search. Hopefully, these images will bring back memories!  If you would like to donate your photographs to The Barco Library, you can contact Brian Kenny (bkenny@cablecenter.org) or Lisa Backman (lbackman@cablecenter.org).

Our Library features a wealth of information about the
history of the cable industry, and one of the best sources comes from the Oral
History Program. With over 300 interviews, the oral histories cover all aspects
of the industry – programming, distribution, technology, financial and regulatory. This resource is one-of-a-kind, because every story is told directly by the interviewee. You can hear the experiences of industry legends, including John Malone, Chris Moseley, and Ted Turner., all
in their own words. The stories told here are not only told by executives who represent the past history of the industry, but also its present and future.
They are an amazing narrative of entrepreneurship and creativity.

One of our favorite stories from the Oral Histories is John Hendricks discussing the development of the Discovery Channel . You can watch it here.

One of the Library's most popular collections is the Technology Archive. The archive was organized by Dave Willis, retired chief engineer of TCI and "curator emeritus."  Our collection of over 2,000 pieces of equipment follows cable signals from the headend to the home, with a variety of production and test equipment in between.

We welcome new pieces for the collection, and we are especially looking for newer items to add. Since the Technology Archive is one of the most requested places to visit, we also welcome any stories you may have to tell about a certain piece of equipment or maybe about your experience in the field that we can relate when we take people around The Cable Center. We'll share your stories in future posts.

We look forward to hearing from you.