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Using Manuscript Collections

Mary Hill, AG
Jul 31, 2017
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Introduction
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Where to Locate
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How to Find
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Possible Problems
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Draper Manuscripts
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Selected Manuscript Collections
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Correspondence
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Vertical Files
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Land-related Documents
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Other Types of Records
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Wills and Deeds
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Military Records
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Church Records
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Using Collections Successfully
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Conclusion
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About this webinar

Manuscript collections may contain original documents such as Bible records, unrecorded deeds, and correspondence with individuals who knew family information not available from any other source. Learn where to find these collections, and how to use them.

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Mary Hill, AG
Mary E.V. Hill, MLS, AG® (Mid-Atlantic States); worked as reference librarian at BYU from 1989-1992, as genealogy instructor at BYU from 1992-1995, as Family History Library US/Canada Reference consultant from 1995-2006. She served on the UGA Boar
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