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Manuscript and Archival Material Request Form

Patrons wishing to use Special Collections materials on-site must use this form to request:

  • Manuscript Collections
  • Archival Collections
  • Books housed in University Archives

Books housed in Rare Books may be requested in the Special Collections Reading Room.

Patrons requesting a Modern Political Archive (MPA) collection should email mpa@utk.edu.

Manuscript and Archives collections are stored off-site and pulled once a day. Materials requested before 3.00pm will be available the following business day at 9.00am. Materials requested after 3.00pm will be available two business days later at 9.00am.

Only one MS collection, AR collection, or Archives book may be requested per form

Items in bold must be filled out in order to complete request.

User Information

Name:

E-mail:

Phone Number:

Date of Expected Use: (MM/DD/YYYY)

(Materials will be held in the Reading Room two weeks)

Are you working on a class project?   Yes   No

Department, Class Number, and Name of Instructor:

Item/Citation Information

Title: [help]

Is this collection a:

 Manuscript Collection (unpublished)
 Archival Collection (unpublished)
 Archival Book (published)

MS/AR [help] or Call [help] Number:

Box Number(s): [help]

(a maximum of six boxes per day may be requested from one MS or AR number. No more than ten total boxes may be requested in one day.)


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