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Providing guidance on using various discovery tools to find collection material at the Lewis Walpole Library
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Which discovery tools to use to find different kinds of collection material
There are various resources available to help you Identify, find, and request collection materials. See, for example,
Guide to Using Special Collections at Yale University
The purpose of this guide is to introduce you to the wealth of special collections available for research and teaching at Yale Library and Yale Center for British Art. The
Find and Request
page demonstrates how to find and request materials in all formats
Primary Sources at Yale
-This guide contains information about finding sources, visiting collections, requesting materials, reproductions, and copyright rules.
Help with Special Collections in Quicksearch
--
Searching for special collections materials within Yale’s libraries
Yale Library Online
-Video tutorials on how to find and access the online resources of Yale University Library
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The present
Finding Lewis Walpole Library Collection Material
guide focuses on finding Lewis Walpole Library collection material. On this home page, there is information on finding different kinds of collection material.
Books
Ephemera
Horace Walpole and Strawberry Hill
Manuscripts
Visual Materials--Caricatures and Satires
Visual Materials--Portraits
Visual Materials--Topographical Views
Yale Subscription Database
s and
Electronic Resources
The different tabs across the top of this guide provide further information on each discovery tool and how to limit or refine searches to the LWL collections, different formats, and how to request material for use in the LWL reading room, and links to help pages for the tools, where available.
is an integrated search interface combining searches in Books+ (the Yale Library catalog), Archives at Yale (archival and manuscript materials), Articles+ (electronic serials and database articles), Databases, and Digital collections. For the purposes of this guide, the Quicksearch tab focuses on searching
Books+
. See
DIGITAL COLLECTIONS
Quicksearch Help
ARCHIVES AT YALE
provides access to collections (primarily manuscripts and archives, but also graphic materials and more).
Archives at Yale Help
DIGITAL COLLECTIONS
is the interface for searching and viewing all available digital images from the LWL's collections.
CARD CATALOG AT THE LWL
still available in the Reading Room and upon request, the card catalog has in most cases been supplanted by the online tools; however it still enables access to certain resources not fully analyzed online.
Other
tools include the
HORACE WALPOLE'S STRAWBERRY HILL COLLECTION
database, the
RECENT ANTIQUARIAN ACQUISITIONS BLOG
, and
RISM
for the Thomas Gray Manuscript Music Collection.
LUX
is a digital platform that enables users to search across Yale’s museums, archives, and library collections, including those of the Lewis Walpole Library. Lux includes works of art, archives, scientific specimens, and other cultural heritage items held at the University.
Books
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Manuscripts
ARCHIVES AT YALE
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Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Additional finding aids (e.g. Miscellaneous Manuscripts, etc.) available upon request at the LWL
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Format -- Archives or Manuscripts
Location--.Lewis Walpole Library
CARD CATALOG
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in reading room at the LWL
DIGITAL COLLECTIONS
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Digital images of manuscript materials or materials with manuscript annotations.
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Repository--Lewis Walpole Library
Ephemera
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DIGITAL COLLECTIONS
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Admission tickets
Advertisements
Advertising cards
Bookplates
Playbills
Tickets
Trade cards
Can add country (and city) and date
e.g.
Playbills--England--London--1798
Visual Materials--Caricatures and Satires
DIGITAL COLLECTIONS
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Location--Lewis Walpole Library
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Format -- Images
Location -- Lewis Walpole Library
CARD CATALOG
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in reading room at the LWL
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Satires (Visual works)
can add country and date
e.g.
Satires (Visual works)--England--1770
Visual Materials -- Portraits
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Format -- Images
Location -- Lewis Walpole Library
DIGITAL COLLECTIONS
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Digital Collection: Lewis Walpole Library
FINDING AID
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CARD CATALOG
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by request at the LWL
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Portraits
can add country and date
e.g.
Portraits--England--1726
Visual Materials -- Topographical Views
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Format -- Images
Location -- Lewis Walpole Library
DIGITAL COLLECTIONS
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Repository--Lewis Walpole Library
FINDING AID
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CARD CATALOG
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by request at LWL
Suggested Call number (or Holdings Keyword) search
TOPOS
Suggested Genre/Form term search
Views
Suggested Subject term search
[city or type of structure]-Pictorial Works--date
for example:
London (England)--Pictorial works--Early works to 1800.
[type of structure]--[country]--[city]
for example:
Churches--England--London.
Head of Public Services -- Lewis Walpole Library
Susan Walker
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Horace Walpole and Strawberry Hill
ARCHIVES AT YALE
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Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Horace Walpole Collection LWL MSS 1
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The collection includes approximately 3,000 letters to and from Horace Walpole as well as other manuscript materials by him, including copies of Aedes Walpolianae and The Mysterious Mother, his commonplace books, "Books of Materials," and various miscellanies.
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DIGITAL COLLECTIONS
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HORACE WALPOLE'S STRAWBERRY HILL COLLECTION
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CARD CATALOG
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by request at the LWL
Suggested subject searches
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797--Ms. notes. (local Yale subject)
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797--Ownership
local Yale subject)
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Strawberry Hill Press (Twickenham, London, England)
Yale Subscription Databases and Electronic Resources
Yale Library Online: Find Articles Using Quicksearch
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How to find scholarly articles in Yale Library online. Video tutorial by Kelly Blanchat, Undergraduate Teaching and Outreach Librarian at Bass Library.
Yale Library Online: Find Databases by Title
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How to find databases licensed by Yale Library. Video tutorial by Rashelle Nagar, Librarian for Finance, Accounting, and Business Data at Marx Science and Social Science Library.
BRITISH 18TH-CENTURY ELECTRONIC RESOURCES SUBJECT GUIDE
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Links to selected electronic resources for British eighteenth-century studies.
QUICKSEARCH--Databases
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Browse by title:0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Databases
Use the database list to find:
Journal and e-book collections
Primary sources such as archives and personal papers
Government documents and statistics
Image, sound and video collections
Abstracts and Indexing services
If you are looking for a specific journal, try the eJournal page or Books+
If you are looking for specific articles, try Articles+
DATABASE LIST BY TITLE
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A-Z list of all databases to which the Yale University Library subscribes
RECENT ANTIQUARIAN ACQUISITIONS
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LWL blog announting recent acquisitions of antiquarian materials: includes photo, summary, call number and link to catalog record.
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