Manuscripts

At the end of this course, students will be able to demonstrate a general understanding of:

1. the principle historical periods, styles, social, and economic contexts involved in the creation of collections of manuscripts and personal papers

2. the components of manuscripts administration including appraisal, acquisitions and collection development

3. types of manuscript collections, methods of arrangement and description, including processing procedures

4. the elements of intellectual control of manuscript collections used to facilitate access and use of collections

5. the variety of ways in which scholars use manuscripts and personal papers

6. the basic principles of conservation and preservation of manuscript materials

7. the basic principles of exhibition design, techniques, mounting and presenting an

exhibition of manuscript materials

8. the use of manuscript collections in outreach, public relations, fund raising and

donor cultivation