Special Collections and University Archives uses an online system to provide access to our archival collections. Below is more information about searching for finding aids, including a video tutorial.

This is the basic search, which is the first page you see after entering the system. From here, users can search, browse the collections by clicking on one of the letters, or use one of the searches on the left side of the screen.
Users can also just search directly by typing the title of the collection or a keyword into the search box. Searching by collection code won't work. For example, these are the results of a "Hull House" search:

The results are ranked based on how many times the search keywords appear in the records, taking into account the collection records, but also the series and folder records. Not included in this screenshot, but later on in the results, individual folders from various collections make the list since they have the keywords in their folder titles. Users can also see the top subject terms on the left side of the results.
In the Search Results, users have a few options.
- Selecting "See more about Collection" shows the user all of the administrative material: scope and contents, abstract, subject/name headings, etc. From here the user can still view the finding aid or the hierarchy.
- Selecting "Display finding aid" brings you directly to the collection's finding aid, which combines the administrative material with the container list (viewable on the left side of the screen).
- Selecting "Show hierarchy" shows only the container list in a new window, divided into its series.
Users can choose "Display Finding Aid" either from the "Search Results" or from the "See More about Collection." This will bring you to the finding aid with the administrative material plus the inventory.