Finding aids are inventories created by archival and manuscript repositories to provide information about specific collections and are used by researchers to determine whether materials within a collection may be relevant to their research. While not exhaustive, finding aids help researchers identify the particular boxes or folders that may hold items of interest. Often times, a link to a collection finding aid is located in the the catalog record for the collection.
To learn more about finding aids and other strategies for conducting archival research, please visit our Introduction to Archival Research LibGuide.
During Fall 2020, the Special Collections Research Services Desk will be staffed online Monday – Friday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm with a midday break between noon and 1:00.
