This collection is open for research use but must be accessed in person in the Special Collections and Archives reading room. The majority of the collection falls under various copyright and intellectual property rights laws. To ensure compliance with literary estates and federal law, we will not digitize items from this collection without the expressed written permission by the appropriate entities. Special Collections and Archives staff will not serve as the intermediary between researchers and literary estates or living contributors. That responsibility falls solely to the researcher.

This site can help determine copyright holders: https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/watch/.

Researchers are restricted from viewing letters of agreement because they include personal privacy information. These documents are restricted for 75 years plus one day from year of creation.

While Washington and Lee University may own the physical documents contained within this collection, the content of the correspondence from contributors and their submitted manuscripts fall under copyright. The manuscripts in this collection, both prose and poetry, were published in the journal.

Several individuals whose letters and/or manuscripts are included in this colleague have estates which manage their intellectual property rights. The Special Collections and Archives staff will not reproduce material by these individuals which would result in copyright violation. Access will only be allowed in the Special Collections and Archives reading room.