FIELD KIT The Library of Congress（美国国会图书馆领域工具包）.pdf

T I K D The Library of Congress L E I F FIELD KIT Conducting and Preserving Interviews Library of Congress American Folklife Center The Veterans History Project collects and preserves personal stories and other documents from America’s war veterans. he United States Congress created the Veterans History Project (VHP) in 2000 as part of the TAmerican Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, one of the world’s most respected research and cultural institutions. VHP’s mission is to collect, preserve and make accessible the personal accounts of American wartime veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war. Who – Veterans who served in the United States military, in any capacity, from World War I through the present and are no longer serving are eligible to participate, regardless of branch or rank. Civilians who served in support of a United States war effort in a professional capacity also are welcome to participate. As contributors to this national preservation effort, volunteers from around the country interview veterans and collect first person narratives. Any individual or organization may participate, including family members and friends of veterans, students in grades 10 or higher, high school and university educators, authors, veteran service organizations, places of worship, retirement communities, Scout troops, local businesses and professional associations. What – VHP accepts veterans’ personal narratives in the forms of original, unedited audio- and video-recorded interviews, photographs, letters, diaries, journals, military documents, two-dimensional