ARTIFACT DONATION GUIDE
Most additions to our unique research and exhibit collection
of artifacts, equipment, personal papers, documents, photographs, maps, books, memorabilia and artwork are acquired through
unconditional donations from private individuals and veterans. Listed below are examples of the types of material we seek
to acquire.
Materials of interest to the MVVM:
Uniforms, Gear, Equipment, Weapons, Flags, Unit Insignia, Shoulder
Patches, Art (original drawings, paintings, sketches, cartoons, prints, etc.), Scrapbooks, Motion Pictures, Videos or Audio
records of your service experiences; Captured enemy materials, and Other Objects relating to your military service or to Army,
Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard or Wartime Merchant Marine History.
Memoirs or diaries of military service (published, typed, handwritten,
electronic); Personal correspondence with family and friends (including V-Mail); Base, Camp, Unit, and Service related newspapers
and periodicals; Unit histories (published or not) and organizational documents (reports, briefings, orders, etc.); Books
on the Services or military history (both nonfiction and fiction), Service manuals, brochures, and handouts; Military maps
and charts; Photographs (prints, negatives, slides, albums); and other print or image materials that tell about your military
experiences.
We are interested in artifacts of any United States
historical era from the founding of our country through the present.
Your unconditional donation means simply that it is a gift
that allows us to make the best use of your material in our research and exhibits, and it includes the right to transfer those
items in excess of our needs and research interest. (If you prefer the return of any donated items that may not be added to
our collection, please tell us.)