Services & Fees
If you would like to ask a question by email or phone, we can answer questions requiring brief research into our collection free of charge. If you wish to ask us to aid you in a research project or conduct more extensive research, we are happy to help but an hourly or project-based fee is charged.
Contact us for specific questions.
Fees for Hourly Research
$50 per hour
$30 per hour for non-profits
Reproduction Fees
Manuscripts
$15 + hourly fee for staff time used
Photographs
| Existing Image | New Image | |
| Private Individuals | $10 | $15 |
| Non-profits, Educators, & Government Agencies | $20 | $30 |
| Journalism and Press Media | $50 | $75 |
| Businesses | $75 | $115 |
| Publications | $100 | $150 |
How to request a photo or document
Digital Files for Personal, Editorial, Commercial, and Other Uses
High resolution TIFF files and JPG files (300-600 dpi) and standard web-quality JPG files (96-150dpi), and high or low resolution PDF files are available for use in newspapers/magazines, books, journals, film/television, exhibitions, websites, and all other uses.
To order reproduction prints, contact us.
Instructions
- Complete and submit the NCHS Permissions Order Form.
- Review the fee schedules (above).
- Prepayment is required. An invoice will be provided once the NCHS Permissions and Reproduction Form is submitted.
- Orders are non-refundable. Rush fees and special handling fees are non-refundable.