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Use of VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the personal memories of US military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and missions. in keeping the peace, so that future generations can hear directly from veterans and better. understand what they saw, did and felt in their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

Veterans and interviewers contribute these materials to the Library for educational and educational purposes, retaining any copyright they may hold. Therefore, permission must be obtained before using the interview or other materials in an exhibition or publication. Researchers or others who wish to make further use of these materials should contact the Veterans History Project for assistance.

As a publicly supported institution, the Library generally has no rights to the material in its collections. Therefore, it does not charge permission fees for the use of such material and cannot grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute material in its collections. The responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item from the Library’s collections and for securing any necessary permissions rests with those who wish to use the item.

Please contact us with questions.

Obtaining Copies of VHP Materials

In order to reproduce VHP materials, we must receive written permission from the interviewee for you to obtain a copy of the recording unless the proposed use is limited to personal use, research, or other use permitted by copyright law. If the interviewee is deceased, their next of kin may provide written consent.

Please contact VHP for assistance if you need to contact a veteran for permission to use their materials in an exhibition or publication, or if you have received permission from the veteran and need access to high-resolution copy of materials in the VHP collection.

Citing VHP Materials

Please use the following format when citing Veterans History Project materials (substituting the appropriate name and collection ID number).

Materials throughout: John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress. Manuscript material: John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress. John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress. John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress. Recording: John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress. John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress. Photo: John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress. John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress. Computer file: John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress. Artifact: John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

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