Fees & Access

Fees & Access

Conditions of Reproduction

The Pearce Museum welcomes researchers.  We hope you will make an appointment and visit the Reading Room personally so that we may better help you – especially with detailed research projects.

The Reading Room and library resources at the Museum are available to you.  Much of the archival collection has limited access so as to better preserve the historically valuable documents for future generations.

Whether you request information online or in person, remember to complete a Research Request Form.  Requests for copies of original documents, transcriptions, photographs, etc., MUST be done in writing.

All materials held by the Pearce Museum or Navarro College are subject to copyright laws. Any use of archival materials for advertising, exhibition, or publication (print and electronic) must be approved by Pearce Museum after submitting a completed Permission to Publish application. A research request does not constitute permission to use those materials in publication. After a Research Request has been completed, the Curator will provide you with a Permission to Publish application if needed.

Credit Line

Upon permission to publish, any reproduction will be accompanied by the following caption and credit, which must appear in the immediate proximity to the reproduction, or in a section devoted to acknowledgements.  The citation should read:

“Courtesy of the Pearce Museum, Navarro College, Corsicana, TX”.

Copyright

Researchers are responsible for understanding U.S. Copyright Law.  Neither the Pearce Museum nor Navarro College is responsible for a researcher’s actions.  The researcher agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Pearce Museum / Navarro College and all its employees, from any and all claims resulting from the use of materials in the archives.  Obtaining a copy for scholarly purposes does not constitute permission or the right to publish that material.  For further information on copyright law, see the Library of Congress web site.

Permissions

The researcher is responsible for any third-party rights that may be part of the image or work. This could include personality rights, photographer rights, and trademarks.

Reproduction Fee Schedule

The following fee schedule governs document and photographic reproductions from the Pearce Museum.  Due to the condition of some of our collection items, not all original documents are scanned and available.  In those cases, only typed transcriptions will be offered.  Reproduction fees are formulated by the Pearce Museum at its sole discretion and may be subject to change without notice.