Finding Aids
A Finding Aid is sometimes called a manuscript
register. It is a guide to a collection of unpublished papers (for example,
family letters and diaries or business correspondence and financial
records), used to provide background information about the materials,
explain how they are organized, and identify items of interest to
the researcher.
We also have other resources, while not traditionally considered finding
aids, are online resources for various subjects. They are listed
below as well.
University Libraries has finding aids in various places.
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