The First of Many: 100 Witness to War Collections Accessible through VHP Database – Dispatch February 26, 2015

The efforts of the Atlanta-based Witness to War Foundation (WTW) are now reflected in the permanent collections of the Library of Congress. On June 4, 2014, Witness to War Founder, Tom Beaty, and Director, Emily Carley, traveled to Washington, D.C. for a personal donation of 100 veterans’ oral histories. This marked the beginning of a collaborative effort that will see more than 1,000 WTW collections added to the VHP archive.

“The Witness to War Foundation continues to build an impressive and informative archive of veterans’ interviews. In our eyes, it is the most extensive collection of combat narratives in the nation with over 1,500 video interviews,” said VHP Director Bob Patrick. As each of the 2-5 minute clips featured on the WTW website represents an hour or more of oral history content, these recurring collection donations will benefit families, researchers, and the general public for years to come.

For information about WTW, as well as its contributions to the VHP archive, please visit:
http://www.witnesstowar.org/

Access the 100 WTW collections available through the VHP online database:
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/search?query=witness+to+war&field=affiliation.

The Mission of the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress American Folklife Center is to collect, preserve and make accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war. Learn more at www.loc.gov/vets. Share your exciting VHP initiatives, programs, events, and news stories with VHP to be considered for a future RSS. Email vohp@loc.gov and place “My VHP RSS Story” in the subject line.