How to Use the Archive

Start Anywhere

The Hayden C. Hewes Archive is open for free public research.

There is no required order. Browse when you want to explore. Search when you are looking for something specific.

Browse

Explore published files and discover material without starting with a specific subject.

Search names, locations, cases, organizations, dates, and terms found throughout the collection.

Searchable text helps locate records. Always check the scanned document when exact wording or details matter.

One document may lead to another person, case, location, date, or subject elsewhere in the archive.

Good to Know

Access is free.

No subscription or payment is required to view published archive material.

OCR can make mistakes.

Typewritten pages, handwriting, clippings, faded copies, and aging documents can produce imperfect searchable text.

The archive is still growing.

Additional records will appear as material is cataloged, digitized, reviewed, and prepared for publication.

The scan is the record.

Searchable text is a research aid. Use the published document when verifying quotations, names, dates, or other details.

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