It contains entries for manuscript collections which are located in the Special Collections Department and include materials by women or about women's lives. Since most collections in a general manuscript repository will relate to women in some way, we have tried to identify those which are directly related to particular women or which have significant material on women's roles. Arrangement of the list is alphabetical by title of the collection. This guide is not intended to be a complete finding aid to the collections. It serves as a preliminary research tool, providing a brief description of holdings with basic information on size, inclusive dates, types of records, and broad subject areas.
More complete descriptions are available in the department.
A note at the end of each entry gives the type of finding aid available. Descriptive inventories also contain information on the provenance of a group of papers and often direct the researcher to related collections at Emory or at other repositories. Hours are subject to change during holiday and intersession periods. During the summer, Saturday hours are 10-4. It is recommended that researchers contact the archives in advance to confirm information about the collections and business hours.