Permission for Publication

Once you have ordered a print or scan, or have downloaded an image from our website, you cannot use it for anything other than classroom use, student projects, personal display, or research without requesting formal permission. For all other projects (for example, publication, broadcast, products, commercial display, websites, etc.), you must submit an Application for Permission to Publish Form to obtain permission to use the photographs. Once you have submitted your application, you will receive a letter granting you permission to use the image in your project. It will give you the credit line that you are required to use with the image. You will be billed by the Special Collections Division for any applicable use fees.

Required credit line

The required credit line for use of images from Special Collections is: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, [plus the negative number]. The negative number is provided with the image and is a letter + number combination such as UW13452, Hegg 1234, NA1275. A typical credit line would be, University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, UW13452.

Use fees

Reproductions of Special Collections materials may be subject use fee charged per image. (No fees are charged for use by University of Washington departments, for teacher or student classroom/assignment use or for educational use defined as “produced by an educational institution for classroom or instructional use.”) Promotional use of an image is included with use fees. Lower fees may be negotiated for use of large numbers of images. (For overseas patrons an additional $25 per order will be added unless evidence of the international tax treaty is provided.)

Printed materials (book, journals, catalog, newspaper, etc.)

Film/TV - Standard

Film/TV - Non Standard