General Rules & Regulations for Archival Appointments:

• All patrons are required to register upon entering the Reading Room.
• All patrons must present personal photographic identification (license, student identification card, passport).
• All patrons must secure belonging in a locker located outside the Reading Room.
• All archives materials must remain inside the Reading Room
• Notes must be taken with PENCIL only. Staff will provide a pencil and notepaper if asked.
• Computers and cell phones are permitted for note-taking.
• Patrons are not allowed to eat or drink in the building.
• Each patron may use one box at a time. Additional material may be obtained by returning the box you are finished with to a staff member.
• Materials must be handled with great care and must rest on the Reading Room tables at all times.
• Photographs of items may be taken by the patron. Some collections have restrictions. Staff will let you know depending on your request. The Archives Division does not provide photocopy services.
• All patrons must permit inspection of their research materials and personal items, if any, by a staff member and/ or security personnel upon leaving the Reading Room and/ or building.
• The nature of the material in the Archives Division is unique and access is freely granted to all patrons; however, appropriate care must be exercised to ensure that future generations of researchers will have access to these materials.