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Terms of Use of Visible Legacy Collections

The user will respect the publised and unpublished nature of public and manuscript content. The user is expected to be familiar with or at least aware of obligations imposed by the laws protecting copyrights.

Reproductions

Reproductions are made for private study, scholarship, or research use and may not be transferred to others, further reproduced, or published without written permission of the individual or institution that holds the copyrights.

Copyright

The material within the Visible Legacy Collections is protected under the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code).

Securing copyright clearance, permission to publish or reproduce materials in the Visible Legacy Collections is the responsibility of the patron, who assumes all responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights belonging to the author, the author's heirs or assigns, and for obtaining all necessary permissions from the author, heirs or assigns.

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