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Audiovisual Access Policies and Procedures

Some audiovisual materials have not been preserved and may not be available to researchers. Materials not yet digitized will need to have access copies made before they can be used. To request an access copy, or if you are unsure if an item has been digitized, please contact Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, special.collections@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596 with the collection name, collection number, and a description of the item(s) requested. A staff member will respond to you with further information.

Access DVDs and CDs for audiovisual materials in the collection are available by appointment for reading room viewing and listening only.

Born-Digital Access Policies and Procedures

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

Materials are open without restricitions.

Conditions Governing Use

Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by the narrators were transferred to New York University between 2003 and 2005 by the narrators, with the exception of Matuschka. Permission to publish or reproduce materials in this collection, with the exception of the interview with Matuschka, must be secured from the Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives. Please contact Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, special.collections@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.

Some interviews have individual use restrictions, noted below.

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
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