Here at the College Archives we use finding aids to organize and summarize our collections to make them accessible to you. These documents can seem confusing at first but here's a walk through on how to use them and get the most of your research here.
What is a Finding Aid?
Finding aids, sometimes called research guides or inventories, are tools created by archivists to help people navigate archival holdings. These documents describe and give context to contents in a collection, making it easier for a person to find materials relevant to their research.
A finding aid provides: