Grandfather's video recording of WWII service

by Kashsters

Greetings and apologies if this is not the correct sub -- I looked at a number of options and this seemed the safest/most relevant place to ask. Please direct me elsewhere if not the case.

My 93 yr old grandfather passed away on Tuesday. We were extremely close and it has been a tough week. I have taken to watching old family videos as a way to deal with my grief. I came across a VHS tape that is likely from the early 1990s. My grandfather was living in FL at the time and my sister asked him to answer a series of questions for a history project about WWII. He was in the Navy and gives a very emotional account of some of his time in the service. He never talked about this normally (except in the last few years, where he talked more openly about everything) -- in fact, the first part of the video is my dad asking the questions and you can see how uncomfortable he is. My dad later set the camera up and left the house, and Pop is much more at ease speaking just to the camera.

My question is whether anyone knows of any institution that collects videos of accounts from veterans. A quick Google search did not reveal anything obvious. With the permission of my family, I would like to share this video with a (legitimate) historical or academic institution so that my grandfather's account can be added to the annals of history. Thank you.

The_Chieftain_WG

There are several such oral history collectors. The National WW2 Museum will certainly take it (and then charge people to access it), but the Library of Congress has the Veterans History Project, https://www.loc.gov/vets/ , might be worth a look. US Naval Institute may also be a good pointer, as might perhaps any museum specifically related to his service, such as a museum ship of the same class or his trade (job type), such as the Naval Signals Museum if he were a signalman.