The Museum discourages large-scale copying of its archival holdings. This measure will save wear and tear on the originals, and also make Peabody collections more widely available to the public. In order to protect the privacy of individuals or corporate bodies, the Museum reserves the right to restrict copying of sensitive materials. The Museum also reserves the right to restrict copying of materials that we determine will be permanently damaged by copying. Publication Application for permission to publish must be made in writing to the Peabody Museum Archivist, specifying the manuscript or excerpt.
Publication is defined as any quotation used in a book, article, or doctoral dissertation.
Finally, one copy of any book, article, thesis, catalogue, or other written or visual products resulting from work on Peabody collections is requested by the Collections Department. If quoting in a Fair Use context, we ask that researchers verify their citations with the Archivist. The Archives contain many sensitive materials that are restricted in their use, according to federal privacy legislation passed in 1974.