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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Advance notice is required for the use of computer records. Original physical digital media is restricted. An access terminal for born-digital materials in the collection is available by appointment for reading room viewing and listening only. Researchers may view an item's original container and/or carrier, but the physical carriers themselves are not available for use because of preservation concerns.

Conditions Governing Access

The sound recordings on disc are not available for playback. Researchers may view an item's original container. The print and digitized materials are open without restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Because of the assembled nature of this collection, copyright status varies across the collection. Copyright is assumed to be held by the original creator of individual items in the collection; these items are expected to pass into the public domain 120 years after their creation. The Fales Library & Special Collections is not authorized to grant permission to publish or reproduce materials from this collection.

Fales Library and Special Collections
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
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New York, NY 10012