The Veterans History Project (VHP) in the American Folklife Center tasked with collecting and preserving the unique firsthand narratives of veterans who served in the US Armed Services from World War I through the present. In addition to oral history recordings VHP accepts unpublished memoirs, collections of original photographs, letters, diaries/journals and two-dimensional “flat” artwork. The Project’s archive contains submissions from every state, congressional district and US territory. VHP relies on volunteers, both individuals and organizations, throughout the nation to contribute veterans’ stories to VHP.
Additionally, VHP collects oral histories by Gold Star Family members, defined, by the legislation, as a parent, spouse, sibling, or child of members of the Armed Forces who died as a result of their service during a period of war. Learn more about the Gold Star Family Voices Act.
See more at What We Collect and About the Project.