In the past couple of years the Special Collections department with the help of our interns, has processed several collections that chronicle the history of Massachusetts and its people. Processing is the intellectual and physical organization of records. After processing is done the processor writes a finding aid (guide) describing the content of the records following archival standards. The finding aid serves as the first point of contact for researchers and it will help them determine if the collection would be of use to their research or if it would contain the information they are seeking.
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Detailed listing of the Records of the Ancient
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Our finding aids are divided into two main categories: legislators’ papers and manuscript collections. You can learn more about these collections by reading their online finding aids, located in our DSpace repository:
Guides to Legislators' Papers:
http://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/427559
Guides to Manuscript Collections:
http://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/43872
Have a question? Contact the library’s Special Collections staff directly via e-mail or by phone:
E-mail: special.collections@state.ma.us
Phone: 617-727-2595
Silvia Mejia
Special Collections Librarian
