Contact Peter Brueggeman, Scripps Archivist, email pbrueggeman@ucsd.edu with questions and requests....
Search for Materials: Scripps Archives does not offer a research service. If feasible and based on our assessment, we may do a short search to facilitate an inquiry. Researchers are expected to look through the copious materials we've put online, and specifically, the online folder list(s) for prospective collections of interest. Make notes on collections and respective boxes/folders of interest.
Duplicating Archives Materials: Due to staffing limitations, archives users are encouraged to make their own copies using a digital camera. If paper copies are desired, users submit a Photocopy Request form, & costs are charged. We do not provide rush service due to staffing constraints. It is the responsibility of the user to ask for a price estimate in advance, before submitting a Photocopy Request form.
Some materials, audio/video/film, and photographs are protected by copyright law, which affects use of these materials; this will be taken into consideration. In providing copies of material in its collections, Scripps Archives does not thereby grant permission to reproduce or quote from the material for publication, unless that permission is explicitly sought by the requestor, and received from the archivist. Researchers assume full responsibility for any infringement of copyright or publication rights.Photocopies: Scripps Archives charges $ 0.25 per page for photocopying for letter/legal sized material. Copies of large format items like blueprints cost $7 per item. Shipping costs are passed on to researchers who request material to be sent to them. A minimum fee of $5 is charged on all mailed orders.
Still Images: Thousands of our images are available online as JPEG images. We also hold these images as higher resolution TIF images. We have tens of thousands more images in archival collections. We do not have all of our images digitized and online; ask about imagery you don't see online.
Audio / Video / Film: Requests for duplicating or using audiovisual materials are reviewed on a case by case basis, due to copyright considerations.
Fees and Conditions of Use: Scripps Archives charges the following fees for publication/broadcast/use of material. Use fees apply to all uses of Scripps Archives material. An exception is made for UC faculty, staff, and students who are not charged for one-time non-exclusive rights for publication/use in a single non-commercial scholarly work.The fees apply to the use of images, facsimiles, film/video, and audio; there is no fee for publishing brief transcribed quotations. The use fee is independent of any additional costs that the holder of copyright may choose to levy, and this fee is in addition to any duplication costs associated with preparing.
We do not sign licenses that indemnify and hold the user harmless from and against any and all claims, etc. We will consider licensing for perpetual use in any format.