WRITTEN PERMISSION TO PUBLISH AND ITS LIMITATIONS

• The reproduction, exhibition, broadcast, or publication of archival material obtained from the Manuscripts Department's collections requires the express written permission of the Department.
• Any permission granted by the Department will fully comply with the limitations and strictures imposed by the collection's donor.
• This permission is valid only insofar as the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, as owner or custodian of the material, has any rights in the matter. This permission does not remove the responsibility of the author, editor, publisher, or broadcaster to guard against infringement of any rights, including copyright that may be held by others. Provisions of the copyright law of the United States govern publication or broadcast of unpublished manuscripts and permission of the copyright owner may be required for any use exceeding "fair use."
• It is important to note that determining and locating the copyright holder of manuscript material is a difficult and potentially impossible task. Whenever possible, the Department will provide researchers with information about a manuscript item's copyright holders.
• Receipt of a permission letter does not grant, convey, or imply an exclusive right to use a particular manuscript item. In every instance, the University fully retains its own right to publish material and reserves its right to authorize others to do so.
• Granting of permission is contingent upon your assurance that the material will be properly cited and identified as being a part of the collections administered by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Manuscripts Department.
• To obtain permission from the Department, you must submit a written description of the specific materials that you wish to use as well as a brief description of the manner in which these materials will be reproduced, exhibited, broadcast, or published. The identification of an item should include the collection name, collection number, box, folder, or item number, and a brief description such as: Letter dated June 9, 1771 from William Johnston to Richard Bennehan.
• Upon receipt, your request will be reviewed and answered in the order that it was received.
• The Department will not sign any submitted contracts or publisher-generated permission forms. Permission to publish will be recorded in a letter composed by the Department.
• The Department reserves the right to refuse to grant permission to publish.

Submit your written request to:

Ms. Laura Clark Brown
Head of Public Services
Manuscripts Department
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB# 3926, Wilson Library
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
mss@email.unc.edu
Fax: 919-962-3594