Special Collections Rules Governing Use of Manuscript and Archival Materials Use of Collection Materials Permission to examine manuscripts will be granted to qualified researchers upon completion of the application form provided for that purpose. Such permissions are subject to whatever restrictions may have been placed by donors or depositors. In certain cases, researchers may be required to use microfilm or printed copies of manuscripts when such copies are available. Protection of Manuscripts All briefcases, envelopes, notebooks, and other items not needed for research purposes must be left at the designated area.
Researchers are responsible for the safe-guarding of any materials made available in a reading room.
Researchers may not remove materials from the reading room for any purpose or re-arrange the order in which they are delivered. The use of any kind of pen is prohibited. Manuscripts may not be leaned on, written on, folded anew, traced, fastened with rubber bands or paper clips, or handled in any way likely to damage them. Eating and smoking are prohibited in the reading room. Permission to Publish Permission to examine manuscripts is not an authorization to publish them.