University of Kentucky Special Collections & Digital Programs
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[edit] Orientation
[edit] Coordinates
[edit] Address
[edit] Website
[edit] Telephone
[edit] Email
sclibraryrefdesk@lsv.uky.edu
[edit] Schedule & hours
(include information about annual closures)
[edit] Working language(s)
(what languages do you need, and what languages can you limp by on?)
[edit] Directions to the archive
[edit] Holdings
The archives features 14,865 cubic feet of primary source materials documenting the people, places and events that shaped Kentucky’s history and culture. An additional 11,516 cubic feet document University of Kentucky history. The archives is one of the largest repositories in Kentucky.
The Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History is internationally recognized for its outstanding collection of over 6,500 oral history interviews on politics and public policy, Appalachia, military history, medical history, agriculture, and education reform. More than 500 interviews are used annually by researchers.
[edit] Research procedures
[edit] Access
(what permits, identity documents, or letters of reference do you need to present? how far in advance must you begin to register?)
[edit] Permitted and prohibited items
(if possible, account for laptop computers, cameras, scanners, phones, pens and pencils, loose papers, and so on)
- Permitted:
- Prohibited:
[edit] Document ordering and delivery
(how do you request documents? how many can you order at a time? how are documents delivered?)
[edit] Photocopying, photography, microfilming
(what are costs, permits, and page limits? how long do you have to wait?)
[edit] Key individuals
(give names of archive staff and other individuals who can help researchers)
[edit] Practicalities
(details on food, coffee, lockers, washrooms, transportation, internet access, and the like)
[edit] See also
(links to relevant websites and resources)
