Notes must be taken in pencil. Permission must be granted for the use of computers, cameras, tape recorders, and other special equipment. Personal photocopiers and scanners are not allowed. Smoking, drinking, and eating are prohibited in all areas. Materials are to be handled with care and returned in the order and condition in which they were received.
Many items are unique, rare, valuable, and fragile.
Accordingly, use is under strict supervision, and access may be limited by the curator. Personal articles will be inspected as readers leave the department's reading rooms. Researchers are also encouraged to contact curators responsible for particular divisions and collections. John Delaney, Acting Head of the Visual Materials Division. Alfred L. Bush, Curator of Western Americana and Historic Maps.