The Veterans History Project collects first-hand accounts of men and women who served in the United States Armed Forces, beginning in World War I and continuing through the current conflicts. Of our 60,000 collections of oral history interviews, letters, diaries, memoirs, photographs, and original art work, over 5,000 are fully digitized. The materials in these collections may be fully accessed from our website, http://www.loc.gov/vets/. Basic information on all other collections is also available at our web site. In-person visiting researchers are served in the Reading Room of the American Folklife Center http://www.loc.gov/folklife/.

Services we provide
Research assistance for the VHP collections.
Information on how to participate in the Veterans History Project.
Response within five business days.

Services we cannot provide
Service records for veterans -- contact the National Archives.
Advice on veteran benefits -- contact the Department of Veterans Affairs.
General information on military history -- contact a reference librarian in the Library's Main Reading Room or see our list of resources below.