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Giving to Special Collections

Thank you for your interest in supporting JMU Special Collections with a gift.

For gifts of print materials, please see the JMU Libraries Gift Policy.

For gifts of archival collections, personal papers, or manuscript materials, please contact the Head of Special Collections. For gifts of oral history collections, please refer to additional guidance around donating oral histories.

Gifts of collections materials are governed by Special Collections’ Deed of Gift Agreement, and/or the Oral History Deed of Gift.

The following publications of the Society of American Archivists are helpful for understanding these types of donations: