All researchers are asked to fill out our Researcher Registration Form. This form can be filled out prior to your visit or on the day of your arrival.

Archives - Researcher Registration Form

Items in the Archives do not circulate. If you wish to come to the Archives to conduct research, you may do so free of charge. However, you must contact the department ahead of time to schedule an appointment.

Appointments should be made 2 weeks in advance of desired research date. Visitors to the Law School will be asked to show identification.

For patrons who cannot travel to the Law School to conduct research, the Archives will assist in the identification of potentially relevant materials for your research topic or for photocopying. We do not transcribe, paraphrase, or otherwise interpret information for the researcher.

Research requests generally take 2-3 weeks to complete, depending on the nature of the question and the number of outstanding requests at the time of submission. In addition, the Archives can only offer one hour of research assistance, patrons are asked to make an appointment for requests that will take longer than one hour to complete.

Please also note that remote research requests are limited, and the Archives can only handle copying/scanning requests up to 20 individual documents. If a request exceeds this number, we suggest you schedule an appointment to visit the Archives in person.

• Wash hands before touching materials. Protective gloves may be required.
• Remove only one folder from a box at a time.
• Documents should be maintained in the exact order they are arranged in each file. If a document is out of order, notify the Archives staff.
• Make no marks or erasures on any document. Use strips provided to mark pages for copying.
• Eating or drinking is not permitted.
• Use pencils only, no pens or markers.
• Laptops and photography are permitted.

Photography of collections is allowed. Please ask Archives Staff before taking pictures.