Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit
Agreement
1. In consideration of the recording and preservation of the
oral history memoir by the Historical Society of the District of
Columbia Circuit, Washington, D.C., its employees and agents
(hereinafter “the Society”), I, John H. Pratt, except as otherwise
provided herein and in Schedule B attached hereto, do hereby grant
and convey to the Society its successors and assigns all of my
right, title, and interest in the tape recordings and transcripts
of interviews of me as described in Schedule A hereto, including
literary rights and copyrights. All copies of the tapes and
transcripts are subject to the same restrictions, herein provided.
2. The foregoing transfer is subject to any exceptions
specified in Schedule B hereto.
3. I also reserve the right to use the tapes and transcripts
and their content as a resource for any book, pamphlet, article or
other writing of which I am an author or co-author.
4. I authorize the Society, subject to any exceptions in
Schedule B attached hereto, to duplicate, edit, publish, or permit
the use of said tape recordings and transcripts in any manner that
the Society considers appropriate, and I waive any claims I may
have or acquire to any royalties from such use.
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Date: J; L?crit-
0 Johi:i H. Pratt
United States District Judge
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ss:
SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED before me this!:::.’2. — day of June, 1994.
i Nota? ??Cf- ? ?ommission Expires _______ ACCEPTED this ‘}, ? Mday of –Jr) 6-,>,.cA-. , 199.s,- by Daniel M.
Gribben, President of the Hi?torical Society of the District of
Columbia Circuit.
Daniel M. Gribben
– ii -Schedule A
Tape recordings and 63-page transcript resulting from two
interviews conducted by Jacob A. Stein.
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Exceptions to Oral History Agreement
(Please initial only those provisions that you wish to apply,
and only if you wish to limit the use of your interview.)
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The entire tape and transcript shall not be made
available to anyone other than myself, the
interviewer, and the Society without my express
written permission until ________ [state date
or event].
The following page(s) -,,–=-?——- and the
tape relating thereto shall be closed to all users
until -..———- [state date or event],
except with my express written permission.
It is agreed that the Society shall not authorize
publication of the transcript or any [substantial]
part thereof during my lifetime without my express
written permission, but that the Society may
authorize scholars, researchers and others to make
brief quotations therefrom without my written
permission.
It is agreed that the Society shall not authorize
publication by others of the transcript or any part
thereof, including brief quotations, during my
lifetime without my express written permission.
I retain all of my right, title, and interest n the
tapes, transcripts and their contingent, including
literary rights and copyrights, until-?–…..,…-[
state date or event], at which time these rights
shall vest in the Historical Society of the
District of Columbia Circuit.
In the event of my incapacity, I designate
of ——————–
(name) (address)
to make decisions related to the use of my oral
history interview. Upon the death or incapacity of
this designee, I authorize the Society to make such
decisions on by behalf.
I impose the following additional conditions
[describe]:
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