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YALE UNIVERSITY


BEINECKE RARE BOOK AND MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY


[NAME OF YALE COLLECTION]
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[CALL NUMBER]
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[NAME OF FINDING AID]
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by


[Name of Archivist]
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New Haven, Connecticut


[Month] 199[X]
Last Updated: [Month] 199[X]
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Copyright (C) 199[X] by the Yale University Library.


For scholarly and other non-commercial use, this work may be reproduced,
stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means,
electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, provided that
the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University is
acknowledged as the creator and copyright holder of the text.


Reproduction, storage or transmittal of this work or any part of it, in any
form or by any means, for commercial purposes, is prohibited without the
prior permission of the Yale University Library.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Series          Page    Containers
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        Administrative Information      4


        Biographical Note       5


        Description of the Papers       6


I.      Correspondence (1825-1982)      7       4 boxes


II.     Writings (1926-1965)    9       1 box


III.    Research Files (1823-1925)      10      1 box


IV.     Personal Papers (1812-1945)     11      1 box


V.      Photographs (1968-1970) 12      1 box
        Oversize        13      1 box


                                1 bsd


        Restricted      14      1 box


        Restricted Fragile      15      1 port


                                                                1 art


        Appendix A: Guide to the Microfilm      15


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EXTENT
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Total Boxes: 10 (incl. 1 oversize box)
Other Storage Formats: 1 broadside, 1 art storage item, 1 portfolio
Linear Feet: 3.80
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.as a separate paragraph, below supplied text, where present.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
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PROVENANCE


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See the section on provenance in Chapter VI.
For an example of provenance in a finding aid, see the  David Wagstaff Papers
(GEN MSS 415).

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OWNERSHIP & LITERARY RIGHTS


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The [Name of Finding Aid] is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book
and Manuscript Library, Yale University.  Literary rights, including
copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns.  For
further information, consult the appropriate curator.
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CITE AS


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.For General and Osborn, leave in the reference to Yale University. For all
.other collections, take out the reference to Yale University.
[Name of Finding Aid]. Name of Yale Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and
Manuscript Library[, Yale University].
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RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

For an example of restrictions in a finding aid, see the 
Nina Berberova Papers (GEN MSS 182).

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This collection is open for research.
.Where appropriate, skip a line and use boiler plate statement for restricted
.fragile (below); if it doesn't apply in a particular instance, delete the
.supplied text.


Restricted Papers in box 9 are restricted until 2050 Dec 31. For further
information, consult the appropriate curator.


Restricted Fragile in Port 80 and Art 81 may only be consulted with
permission of the appropriate curator. Preservation photocopies or
photographic prints for reference use have been substituted in the main
files.
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.restrictions that apply to the collection.
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PROCESSING NOTES


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See the section on processing notes in Chapter VI.
For an example in a finding aid, see the Eugene and Maria Jolas Papers (GEN
MSS 108).

Notes
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LOCATION OF ASSOCIATED MATERIAL

See the section on associated material in Chapter VI. For an example in
a finding aid, see the Katherine S. Dreier Papers / Societe Anonyme Archive
(YCAL MSS 101).

If an associated collection is located in Beinecke, this does not need to be
specified. (See Chauncey Brewster Tinker Letters and Manuscripts, GEN MSS 359.)
If an associated collection is located outside of Beinecke, this should be
specified. (See Elizabeth Hudson Collection of E. OE. Somerville, GEN MSS 28.)

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MICROFORM/DIGITAL VERSIONS


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See the section on microform/digital versions in Chapter VI.
For an example in a finding aid, see the Graffigny Papers (GEN MSS 353).
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH/HISTORICAL NOTE(S)

See the section on biographical sketch/historical note(s) in Chapter VI.
For an example in a finding aid, see the Lynn Riggs Papers (YCAL MSS 61),
and for someone whose life has been extensively covered, see the
Eugene O'Neill Papers (YCAL MSS 123).

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DESCRIPTION OF THE PAPERS

See the section on description of the papers in Chapter
VI. For an example in a finding aid, see the Ralph Hodgson
Papers (GEN MSS 245).
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