Smith College Libraries Special Collections is pleased to provide reproductions of our materials, when such reproductions will not damage the original, violate copyright, or violate any restrictions imposed on the materials. Special Collections provides copies of materials to facilitate private study, scholarship, or research. We welcome you to use materials in our collections that are in the public domain and to make fair use of copyrighted materials as defined by copyright law. We ask that you please cite us.

Please see our statement on Copyright & Use before submitting your request. See also Fees & Payment for costs and payment methods. If you plan to publish material from the Smith College Special Collections, please see Permissions to Use or Publish Materials.

Audiovisual Media Request

Digital reproductions of audio and visual media can be ordered from Special Collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to clear all copyright permissions not held by Smith College Special Collections.

Note on in-house access to audiovisual materials:

In order to preserve the originals, access to audiovisual materials may be delayed as long as three weeks to allow time to produce research copies. If you are planning a visit and want access to audiovisual items please give us as much advance notice as possible so we can try to have them ready for you. Some older formats are not supported by the campus media lab and will need to be sent off-site for reformatting. There may be a fee charged in this case, especially for large numbers of items.

Submit the form below to receive a price quote. For orders of more than five items, you can either submit several online forms or download the SC Media Order Form, fill it out and return it to Special Collections. Pre-payment is required for all orders.