As a public institution, the Valentine Richmond History Center strives to serve through education and access to the History Center’s collection.  Be aware that the following is a work in progress.  At this time, less than 5 % of the History Center’s collection is currently viewable online.  However, updates will occur, so be sure to check back from time to time.

Terms and Conditions of Use

Please read the copyright information and regulations below.  Use of the History Center website is subject to the following terms and conditions and applicable federal and state laws.  By accessing the website, you are agreeing to these terms and conditions.  The History Center reserves the right to revise or amend these terms and conditions without notice at any time.  If you agree to these terms, click the agreement link at the bottom of the page and proceed to the collection. 

Copyright

The Valentine Richmond History Center respects the intellectual property rights of artists and others. This website and the images and text contained on this website are protected by United States and international copyright laws and are owned by the Valentine Richmond History Center or used by the Valentine Richmond History Center with permission from the owners. Copyright for some images are held by the owner and/or their estates. You agree not to download, copy, reproduce, publish or transmit or otherwise use any portion of this website including any images or text contained on this website except for the non-commercial, personal use or “fair use”, as this term is defined by current copyright laws, without written permission from the Valentine Richmond History Center.

Disclaimer

The Valentine Richmond History Center, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to take all action or inaction as allowed by law. If any term, condition, or provision of these terms and conditions of use is determined to be unlawful, invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms, conditions, and provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. These terms and conditions of use constitute the entire representation made by the History Center relating to the subject matter herein. These terms and conditions are governed by the laws of the State of Virginia. Each party hereby irrevocably consents to exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Virginia.

The History Center shall not be liable for damages of any kind including, without limitation, compensatory, special, incidental, exemplary, lost profits, loss of revenue, and/or use of or reliance upon this site or the content hereof. In addition, the History Center has no duty to update this site, or the content thereof, and the History Center shall not be liable for any failure to update such information. Further, the History Center is neither responsible nor liable for your use of other websites that you may access via links within this site.

The copyright law of the United States (title 17, U.S. Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyright material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted works. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use,” the user may be liable for copyright infringement. The Valentine Richmond History Center reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of the copyright law. The granting of permission to publish by the History Center does not absolve users of materials from securing permission from copyright owners and payment of such additional fees as the owners may require if the History Center does not own the copyright or if the material is not in the public domain. Applicants assume all responsibility for questions of copyright and invasions of privacy that may arise in copying and in the use made of the photographic copy.