For family historians, students, and researchers working with archival collections, this assistant helps you read collection scope notes, date ranges, series descriptions, and folder lists. Paste finding aid text to identify likely boxes and folders, compare collections against your research question, and plan a focused request for materials. You leave with specific archival references and a search plan for the reading room or digital catalog.
Finding Aids
Search archival finding aids to pinpoint boxes, folders, and relevant collection materials.
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What it writes
- Likely box and folder references
- Finding aid series comparison
- Reading room request list
How to use it
Include the finding aid’s scope note, series and folder listings, plus the names, places, and date range you are tracking. Say what you need to decide, such as which boxes to request during a short visit.
What you bring
- Finding aid text or folder list
- Research topic, names, and date range
- Access to finding aid text
A good fit for
- Tracing a relative through a county courthouse records collection
- Finding letters about a labor strike in a university archive
- Choosing which boxes to request for a dissertation research visit
Ways to start
A few requests this Agent can handle.
I’m researching my great-grandmother, Lena Ortiz, who worked at the Lowell mills from 1912 to 1930. Which folders in this finding aid might mention her?
This collection covers a 1968 farmworkers’ strike in California. I have two hours at the archive; help me pick the most relevant series and folders.
I’m studying architect Julia Morgan’s work from 1900 to 1925. Compare these two finding aid scope notes and tell me which collection is the better starting point.
Good to know
This workspace provides text assistance.
- Finding records in archives not identified by you
- Cannot browse archival catalogs or request materials
- May miss clues when finding aid text is incomplete
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