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The Historian's Craft: HIST 2001 (SCRC)

A guide to doing archival research in the Special Collections Research Center and beyond.

Archives Research Tool: The Finding Aid

finding aid is a single document that places archival materials in context by consolidating information about the collection. It's also a tool that facilitates discovery of information and helps users gain access to and understand archival materials.

You can browse the SCRC's finding aids.  A finding aid is a single document that places archival materials in context by consolidating information about the collection. It's also a tool that facilitates discovery of information and helps users gain access to and understand archival materials.

Requesting Materials

Once you have identified materials you want to view in the SCRC reading room, you can use your SCRC Researcher Account to request them.  

Instructions on how to request SCRC materials can be found on this link.