The Copy Request (folders from boxes) service can be used to request PDF scans of folders from archival boxes for personal or research use. This service is compliant with U.S. Copyright Law. Up to three folders can be requested per order and each customer can have one active request at a time. Additional orders will be canceled, as will orders for more than three folders. Price $5 per standard folder, up to three total. Folders must be from the same box. See below for more information on prices for non-standard folders/materials. MNHS Members receive 10% discount at checkout. Use a monthly discount code to get $5 off one order of copies of folders for boxes. One use per month per customer: AUG26COPY - for copies requested in August SEPT26COPY - for copies requested in September Turnaround Orders are currently being scanned and sent within two months. In some instances, it's taking three or more months to complete and send orders. About this serviceThe following materials can be copied using this service Folders from manuscript collections Folders from county and state archives This service provides research quality (300 dpi) PDF scans of the original item. It is designed to be a similar quality to black-and-white or color photocopies. To order high-resolution scans, please use our Image Order services. For more information--including instructions on how to determine location numbers-- please see the Copy Request Service page. Non-standard folders/materials include materials that are fragile or that require extra care, like onion skin documents, oversized items, unusually large folders (over 100 pages), and fragile materials that require special handling and/or equipment. If your order includes non-standard items, staff will contact you with next steps and a price quote. Please note that library staff cannot perform research through this service. This includes locating individual documents within a box or folder. The following materials cannot be copied through this service Records available through other library Research Services Oversize items such as maps or blueprints that are larger than 34 inches by 24 inches. Audiovisual materials - see Media Duplication Microfilm - see Microfilm Copy Request or Interlibrary Loan options Folders containing "Restricted" records Individual photographs from Collections Online Copyright InformationNotice Warning Concerning Copyright Restrictions The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. DisclaimerThis institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law or would damage collection items.
