Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit
Oral History Agreement of Judge Louis F. Oberdorfer
1. In consideration of the recording and preservation of my oral history memoir by the
Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit, Washington, D.C., and its employees
and agents (hereinafter «the Society”), I, Louis F. Oberdorfe r, do hereby grant and convey to
the Society and its successors and assigns all of my rights, title, and interest in the tape recordings,
digital recordings, transcripts, computer diskettes, and DVDs of the interviews of me as
described in Schedule A hereto, including literary rights and copyrights. All copies of the tape
recordings, digital recordings, transcripts, computer diskettes, and DVDs are subject to the same
restrictions herein provided.
2. I also reserve for myself and to the executor of my estate the right to use the tape
recordings, digital recordings, transcripts, computer diskettes, and DVDs aad their content as a
resource for any book, pamphlet, article or other writing of which I or my executor may be the
author or co-author.
3. I authorize the Society to duplicate, edit, publish, and pennit the use of said tape
recordings, digital recordings, transcripts, computer diskettes, and DVDs in any manner that
the Society considers appropriate, and I waive any claims I may have or acquire to any royalties
from such use.
4. The provisions of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Agreement are subject to the folJowing
exception: Pages 87-89, 90-91, and 96-10 I and so much of the tape of the second interview on
February 28, 1992, and the diskettes as contain the material on these pages shall be closed to all
users until 2050 A.D., except with my express written permission.
5. This Agreement supersedes and replaces the “Interviewee Oral History Agreement”
I executed on July 21, 1997, which was accepted by the Historical Society of the District of
Columbia Circuit on August 5, 1997.
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Notary Public
My Commission expires: Q3 / 19 l3
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ACCEPTED this :il ?day of Oc,,·•h, \>eA , 2010, by Stephen J. Pollak, President of the
Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit.
iiiSchedule A
Tape recordings, digital recordings, transcripts, computer diskettes, and DVDs
resulting from five interviews of Louis F. Oberdorfer on the following dates:
Interview No. and Date
I s1 interview
February 20, 1992
2nd interview
February 28, 1992
3rd interview
March 13, 1992
4th interview
April 23, 1992
5th interview
January 17, 2008
Number of Tapes or DVDs
2 tapes
1 tape
l tape
1 tape
1 tape
The transcripts of the interviews are contained on two diskettes.
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Pages of Final
Transcript
1 – 78
79- 144
145 – 188
189 – 222
223 – 241