This is our most current policy and supersedes any "Use Restrictions" note in the catalog which says that Schlesinger's permission is required for use of images.

• The Schlesinger Library does not grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise use images from the collections when the image is in the public domain or when the Schlesinger does not administer the copyright for the image. It is the researcher's sole responsibility to obtain any necessary copyright permissions or make a Fair Use evaluation.

• When the Schlesinger Library is the copyright holder (as for example, with Paul Child’s photographs in the Julia Child Papers)  Ask a Schlesinger Librarian to request permission to use the image.

Credit Line 

• Please always credit the library as the source of the original image. 
• Credit Line: Schlesinger Library, Harvard Radcliffe Institute

Fees

• The Schlesinger does not charge any fees for use of images.
• There are fees for ordering reproductions of images.

If researchers wish to publish, reproduce, or otherwise make any use of an image in the Schlesinger Library’s collections that requires permission from the copyright holder(s) of the image, it is the researcher’s responsibility to obtain all such permissions.

In most cases, the Schlesinger Library does not hold the copyright for images in the collections. For photographs, copyright is often retained by the photographer. It is the nature of historical collections that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine. 

Identifying the Rights Holder

• There may be a photographer's stamp or other credit information on the front or back of the photograph. If the image has been digitized in HOLLIS Images, any credit information from the photograph will be noted in the catalog record.
• You can also check other sources, such as publications which might include the image and have additional credit information.
• The Schlesinger keeps contact information for photographers and other copyright holders on file from past rights research. Please Ask a Schlesinger Librarian for more information.

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