3. A Person:
I am interested in finding all original
material in Manuscripts and Archives about an individual, including letters
to, from, or about this person.
Try searching in Orbis for Harry Truman
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Click on the MORE LIMITS button (at the top right of the results
list) and look in the Item Type box.
- Highlight
Archives and Manuscripts (1 of 2, select both) hold the Control
key and also highlight Archives and Manuscripts (2 of 2, select both).
(You must select both for this search to be complete.) Click the Set
Limits button.
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Highlight Keyword (MUST use and/or/not or " ") and
in the Search for box, enter: Truman and Harry
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Click the Search button.
Result:

When you do not know a person's full name but do know something else
such as profession you can search by combining name and other keywords.
For example, I know there is a psychologist named Beard. Are there any
papers by him in Manuscripts and Archives?
Try searching for this in Orbis
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Click on the MORE LIMITS button (at the top right of the results
list) and look in the Item Type box.
- Highlight
Archives and Manuscripts (1 of 2, select both) hold the Control
key and also highlight Archives and Manuscripts (2 of 2, select both).
(You must select both for this search to be complete.) Click the Set
Limits button.
-
Highlight Keyword (MUST use and/or/not or " ") and
in the Search for box, enter: Beard and psycholog?
-
Click the Search button.
Result:


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