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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2. Unspecified Primary Sources:

I am doing preliminary research for my project and I would like to find what primary sources are available on a subject at Yale and elsewhere.

To identify primary sources across several repositories, search in Archival Resources (you may have to search Eureka if you cannot gain access to this tool), WorldCat, and ArchivesUSA. Understand that no one source will describe all collections on any given subject.

Try searching in Archival Resources using the Advanced Search form for collection records relating to birth control.

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Now try a similar search in WorldCat

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Note that this search results in a different number of collections and that the record for the Mary Steichen Calderone Papers is not found here.

SAMPLE SEARCHES
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