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SERVICES
FOR
RESEARCHERS

Access and Services

Visitors and Remote Users

Tips for
Success

Regulations for Researchers

Research Fellowships

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Access and Reference Services for Reseachers

Access

Visitors to our facility are free to use most of our collections with few restrictions. Access to our collections is through our catalogues and finding aids. Our staff will be happy to help you use these tools.

Our materials are frequently rare or unique. Some materials are restricted, which means you may need special permission to use them. Some collections are fragile, which means you may be asked to use microfilm copies of the originals. Some materials are not yet available. All materials except basic reference works are in closed stacks and must be retrieved for you.

for a complete statement of our access policy, see Access Policy.
for contact persons in Philadelphia, see Contacts.

Reference Services

We are a highly specialized collection. Finding all the material which might be useful to you requires a collaboration between you and our reference staff. Please take the time when you come to explain to the staff the subject of your research. We are glad to help.

Our staff will be happy to review your topic with you by phone or through the mail, and we will send you some copies of catalogue and finding aid materials if that will help you once you arrive. For some suggestions for solving some common research problems see "Tips for Success."

If your research topic is large or complex, it will be useful to write to us before you come so that we can explore your subject with you ahead of time. Frequently there is information which you can discover which will make you time with us more productive. You will also have time to secure permissions from the proper agencies, if necessary. (See "Access," above.)

For a list of contact persons in our office, see Contacts.



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