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Research Library Finding Aids

This LibGuide features finding aids to help patrons, researchers, and library staff navigate various collections.

Introduction to Finding Aids

What are Finding Aids?

Finding aids are indexes or guides to the contents of collections. The State of Arizona Research Library's finding aids in this guide will assist patrons, researchers, and library staff in accessing a variety of materials. If you have questions about using these finding aids, please contact us for help.

 

Statement on Hurtful Content

The material held by the Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records contains a wide variety of historical content, which may represent hurtful beliefs and terminology that reflect the worldviews of its creators. Although such content does not reflect the values of the Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records, a Division of the Office of the Arizona Secretary of State, it has not been censored or sanitized to be anything less than what it is. Providing access to an accurate historical record allows researchers to analyze such records in the context of their original expression. The Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records, a Division of the Office of the Arizona Secretary of State condemns all forms of bigotry.