Carved man Manuscripts and Archives Tutorial

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Introduction

Getting Started

Finding Sources

Using Mateirals in Manuscripts and Archives

Sample Searches

Undetermined Topic

Unspecific Primary Source

A Person

A Specific Topic

A Person Affiliated with Yale

A Yale Building

Illustrative Material

A Yale Event

Conclusion

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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

  • 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: Truman and Harry
  • Click the Search button.

Result:

Harry Truman

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

  • 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:

George Miller Beard

SAMPLE SEARCHES
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