Veterans History Project

The Veterans History Project American Folklife Center
LocationWashington, D.C., United States
ScopeTo collect and preserve firsthand remembrances of U.S. wartime veterans
Established2000 (2000)
Collection
Items collectedrecorded interviews, original letters, diaries, photos, memoirs and historic documents related to a veteran's wartime service
Sizeover 65,000 collections
Other information
Parent organizationLibrary of Congress
Websitewww.loc.gov/vets/

The Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress American Folklife Center (commonly known as the Veterans History Project) was created by the United States Congress in 2000 to collect and preserve the firsthand remembrances of U.S. wartime veterans. Its mandate ensures future generations may hear directly from those who served to better understand the realities of war. It is a special project of the American Folklife Center, a research center of the Library of Congress.[1]

The program is conducted through Congressional offices and relies on a national network of veteran service organizations, universities, secondary schools, community groups and the general public to record interviews according to program guidelines. These and original letters, diaries, photos, memoirs and historic documents related to a veteran's wartime service are then preserved at the Library of Congress. Through 2010 the project held more than 65,000 collections and was considered the largest oral history program of its kind in the nation.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] It serves as an important resource for scholars, historians, students and the general public.

The Veterans History Project authorizing legislation (Public Law 106-380) was sponsored by Representatives Ron Kind, Amo Houghton, and Steny Hoyer in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senators Max Cleland and Chuck Hagel in the U.S. Senate. It received unanimous support and was signed into law by President Bill Clinton on October 27, 2000.

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