VHP Field Kit

Participating in the Veterans History Project is easy to do. The entire VHP Field Kit is available as a fillable PDF document, as well as in audio and braille formats. The step-by-step process is presented on this website, but is also contained in the Field Kit. Follow each step to ensure your submission meets all requirements.

Complete Field Kit

• Fillable VHP Field Kit (PDF, 4.93 MB)
• Electronic Braille Field Kit (BRF, 18 KB)
• Audio Field Kit (MP3, 43 MB)

Individual Field Kit Fillable Forms

• Cover Letter (PDF, 119 KB)
• Biographical Data Form (PDF, 133 KB)>
• Veterans Release Form (PDF, 102 KB)
• Interviewer’s and Volunteer’s Release Form (PDF, 117 KB)
• Media and Formats Standards (PDF, 91 KB)
• Audio and Video Recording Log (Interview Notes Form) (PDF, 130 KB)
  • AV Recording Log - Example 1 (PDF, 237 KB)
  • AV Recording Log - Example 2 (PDF, 201KB)
• Photograph Log (PDF, 108 KB)
• Manuscript Data Sheet (PDF, 109 KB)

Related Resources

• Customized guidance for participants
  Whether you are a veteran, a volunteer interviewer, student or educator—these guides will help you participate. There are also custom resources for event planners, scouts, and Gold Star Families.
• Sample interview questions
  Use these suggested questions to structure your interview and make sure that you record all of the required elements for an oral history.
• Information for Gold Star Families
  In 2016, the original scope of VHP was expanded to also include oral histories by those whose loved one died as a result of their service during a period of war.
• Veterans History Project Brochure (PDF, 350 KB)
  A brief introduction to VHP.