• Introduction
• Tuitorials and Guides
• Frequently Asked Questions About Research
• Citing AHC Materials

Introduction

Many kinds of materials are available for the use of researchers at the AHC. Materials may be located by using the online catalog, subject guides, finding aids, and a card catalog located in the Reading Room.

Tutorials and Guides

• Manuscripts Research Tutorial. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  This tutorial includes a glossary.
• Using Archives and Manuscripts. Yale University archives tutorial.
  This site is very specific to collections at Yale, but provides some basic tips that will help new users of archives.
• Using Archives: A Practical Guide for Researchers (Library and Archives Canada)
  Useful advice on planning a research strategy and getting started.
• Tips for Researchers New to Archives (Kautz Family YMCA Archives, University of Minnesota)
• Introduction to Archives (Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan)
• Glossary of Archives and Manuscripts Terminology. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Archival Materials: How Characteristics Shape Practice
  Getty Information Institute site authored by Michael J Fox and Peter L. Wilkerson. Information on the nature of archival records. This site is aimed at archivists, but gives new researchers a sense of what to expect when they examine archival records.

Citation Guidelines

Collection name, Accession number, Box Number, Folder Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY.

Example: Francis E. Warren Papers, Accession Number 13, Box 134, Folder 5, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY.