Participate in the Project (Veterans History Project)

Related Repositories and Oral History Projects

The focus of the Veterans History Project is on first-hand accounts of US veterans who served in World War I (1914-1920), World War II (1939-1946), the Korean War (1950-1955), Vietnam War (1961-1975), Persian Gulf War (1990-1995) or the Iraq-Afghanistan conflicts (2001 - present). Those US citizen civilians who were actively involved in supporting war efforts (such as war industry workers, USO workers, flight instructors, medical volunteers, etc.) are also invited to share their stories. The Project greatly values and appreciates veterans' stories from additional combat arenas and those received will be processed as resources allow.

The following repositories also collect and preserve oral histories, memoirs, and other materials related to veterans and wartime experiences. This list is not exhaustive: there may be other institutions of interest to you. Please consider these as you decide where to donate your materials. In addition, housing your materials with others of a similar topic makes them more visible to researchers focused on that topic.

Please contact institutions before sending materials to learn more about their collecting policies and the kinds of materials they can or cannot accept -- neither the Veterans History Project, the American Folklife Center, nor the Library of Congress can speak for their collecting policies.

Please note that in order to donate materials to a repository affiliated with a specific branch of service (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines), you must have served in that branch or have materials pertinent to that branch. A list of selected members of the Military Museums Consortium is also available for artifact donation inquires.

U.S. Army Military History Institute Attention: Acquisitions 950 Soldiers Drive Carlisle Barracks Carlisle, PA 17013-5008 Phone: (717) 245-3971	Naval Historical Center Washington Navy Yard 805 Kidder Breese Street SE Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5060 Phone: (202) 433-3224
Marine Corps History Division 3079 Moreell Avenue Quantico, Virginia 22134 (703) 432-4877	Air Force Historical Research Agency 600 Chennault Circle Maxwell AFB, AL 36112-6424 Phone: (334) 953-2241
National Museum of the Marine Corps 18900 Jefferson Davis Hwy. Triangle, VA 22172 (800)397-7585	Air Mobility Command Museum 1301 Heritage Road Dover Air Force Base Dover, DE 19902-5938 Phone: (302) 677-5938
The Cold War Museum P.O. Box 178 Fairfax, VA 22030 Phone: (703) 273-2381 Fax: (703) 273-4903 Note: The Cold War Museum is a Smithsonian Affiliate Museum.	Cold War International History Project Woodrow Wilson Center One Woodrow Wilson Plaza 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004?3027 Phone: (202) 691-4110

Artifact Donation Reference List (from Military Museums Consortium)

Because the Veterans History Project cannot collect 3-dimensional artifacts, such as medals, canteens, dog tags, helmets, uniforms, etc., you are encouraged to consider contacting the following repositories if you have artifacts to donate. This list is not exhausive: you may wish to consider historical societies or museums in your local area.

George C. Marshall Research Library/Archives VMI Parade Lexington, VA 24450 Phone: (540) 463-7103 extension 230 Note: The Marshall Research foundation focuses on materials dating from 1900 to 1960.	Fort Bliss Museums and Study Center Building 1735, Marshall Road ATZC-GC-M, Fort Bliss, TX 79916-3802 (915) 568-3390 DSN 978-3390
First Division Museum 1S. 151 Winfield Road Wheaton, IL 60187-6097 Phone: (630) 260-8149 Note: Focus is on U.S. Army First DIvision and Chicago-area soldiers.	General Douglas MacArthur Memorial MacArthur Square Norfolk, VA 23510 Phone: (757) 441-2965
Illinois State Military Museum Camp Lincoln 1301 North MacArthur Blvd. Springfiled, IL 62702-2399 Phone: (217) 761-3910	Iowa Gold Star Museum 7105 Northwest 70th Avenue Johnston, Iowa 50131-1824 Phone: (515) 252-4531
National World War I Museum 100 West 26th Street Kansas City, MO 64108 Phone: (816) 784 - 1918	Mighty 8th Air Force Heritage Museum 175 Bourne Ave. Pooler, GA 31322 Phone: (912) 748-8888
National D-Day Memorial Foundation P.O. Box 79 Bedford, VA 24523 Phone: 800-586-3329 Note: Focus is on D-Day and World War II.	The National WWII Museum 945 Magazine Street New Orleans, LA 70130 Phone: (504) 527-6012
National Museum of the Pacific War 340 East Main Street Fredericksburg, TX 78624 Phone: (830) 997-4379 ext. 224 Note: Focus is on World War II and the Pacific Theater.	Winston Churchill Memorial & Library 501 Westminster Ave. Fulton, MO 65251-1299 Phone: (573) 592-5369
Wisconsin Veterans Museum 30 West Mifflin Street, Suite 200 Madison, WI 53703 Phone: (608) 267-1799 Note: Limited to items from Wisconsin veterans only.

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