The Eudora Welty Collection Mississippi Department of Archives and History: Archives and Records Services Division Collection Research and Access via the Online Catalog www.mdah.ms.gov

Reviewing the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) website, www.mdah.ms.gov/new, and links within the Research menu may help you learn about our operations and become accustomed to the online catalog before you visit the William F. Winter Archives and History Building in Jackson, Mississippi.

When you are visiting the archives or at home using our online catalog you may go directly to the Eudora Welty Collection, Manuscript Number Z/0301.000/S. This is our principal collection of Welty papers, photographs, manuscripts, etc., donated or bequeathed to MDAH by Eudora Welty.

Off-site review of the Eudora Welty Collection catalog record and finding aid

• Go directly to the catalog record by visiting zed.mdah.state.ms.us/ cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=66122

OR

• • From the www.mdah.ms.gov webpage: select "Online Catalog"

• • Method 1: On the Online Catalog opening page screen, under "Search": select "Call number as phrase" in the drop-down menu; type "Z/0301" in the adjacent blank box; and click the "Go" button. This method will take you to the catalog records for the Welty (Eudora) Collection directly.

• • Method 2: On the Online Catalog opening page screen select the tab marked "Advanced Search." On the "Advanced Search" screen, under "Search for": select "Keyword" in the drop-down menu; type "Eudora Welty" in the adjacent blank box; scroll down the screen to "Limit to any of the following:" and check the box for "Manuscript Collection"; and click the "Search" button. This method may be used to search for the Welty (Eudora) Collection as well as other collections and resources.

• • On the "Catalog Record" screen for the Eudora Welty Collection there is a link to "Online Resources: Collection description": click this link to see the Series list.

• • (If clicking the "Search" button in the previous step yielded a list of multiple titles instead of going directly to the Eudora Welty Collection catalog record, then look for "Welty (Eudora) Collection" on the results page and click the title to open the "Catalog Record.")

• • On the Series list: click any of the Series' titles to see the respective Series descriptions.

(Box and folder numbers appear in Series descriptions. Make a note of the box and folder number(s) for reference when you are ready to visit the archives and request the boxes.)

*MDAH has many Welty-related resources beyond the Eudora Welty Collection. You may locate, review, and access these resources by choosing different keywords from the drop-down menus and different options under "Limit Search by Collection."

On-site review of the Eudora Welty Collection catalog record and finding aid and access to material in the collections

A photo-identification card, such as a driver's license, student ID, or passport, is required for Reading Room access at the archives building. The Reading Rooms are closed on some Saturdays due to local events so we recommend that you contact us prior to making travel plans.

Once you are in the Reading Rooms, follow the previous instructions to use the online catalog.

When you are ready to order boxes, use the back arrow to return from the Series list to the "Catalog Record" screen.

• • On the "Log In to Your Account" screen: enter your Reading Room Identification Card number in the "Login" and "Password" boxes and click the "Log In" button.

• • Follow Method 1 or Method 2 as described earlier to reach the "Catalog Record" screen.

• • On the "Catalog Record" screen: scroll to the bottom of the catalog record, look below "Holdings," and click the link "Click here to view them all."

• • (The catalog record will appear at the top of the screen again but, in this instance, it will be followed by the list of holdings and box numbers.)

• • On the "Catalog Record" screen: click "Place Hold" at the top, right side of the catalog record before you begin selecting boxes.

• • On the "Confirm holds for: [your name and number]" screen: scroll down until you locate the box...