The video and sound recordings document a small number of speaking engagements and interviews in which Kissinger participated, primarily from the late 1980s to the early 2000s and many of them overseas. A similar collection of video and sound recordings, mostly dating from the earlier period of 1961 to 1985, can be found in Part II of the Henry A. Kissinger papers.
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Identifier:
MS 2004
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Creator:
Kissinger, Henry, 1923-2023
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Date:
1930 - 2011Majority of material found within 1977 - 2007
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Language:
The materials are primarily in English.
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Conditions Governing Access:
Series IV, VI, VII, and VIII are open for research.
Access to Series I, II, and V requires written permission of Henry A. Kissinger or his designee, during his lifetime and for five years from the date of Dr. Kissinger's death, after which access is unrestricted.
Researchers must use the online access system for the digital version of this collection to submit their requests for permission from Kissinger. The portal to the digital collection provides researchers further instructions for requesting access and permissions, see http://web.library.yale.edu/digital-collections/kissinger-collection.
Series III is closed for twenty-five years after Kissinger's death, after which it is open to research.
Researchers may not request access to the documents in Series III; the documents will be automatically opened to researchers as restrictions expire.
Original computer files may not be accessed due to their fragility. Researchers must consult access copies.
The entire collection has been digitized. As per repository policy, researchers must use the digital copies instead of the originals.
Copyright is retained by Henry A. Kissinger for works he has authored and provided during his lifetime to the Yale University Library. After the lifetime of Dr. Kissinger, all intellectual property rights, including without limitation all copyrights, in and to the works authored by Dr. Kissinger pass to Yale University, with the exception of all intellectual property rights, including without limitation all copyrights, motion picture and/or audiorights in and to his books, interviews and any films that will be retained by Dr. Kissinger’s heirs and assigns. Copyright status for collection materials other than those authored by Dr. Kissinger is unknown.
Except for the limited purposes allowed by the Yale University Library Guide to Using Special Collections, exploitation, including without limitation the reproduction, distribution, adaption, or display of Dr. Kissinger’s works protected by the U.S. Copyright Act (Title 17 U.S.C. §101 et seq.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain shall not be commercially exploited without permission of Dr. Kissinger, the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.