Archival research in Italian literature

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Italian Language and Literature

Archival Research

Guides to Archival Research in the Eisenhower Library

Guida generale degli archivi di Stato italiani (4 vol.). B Level Stacks CD1424.G841 1981
Le fonti archivistiche : catalogo delle guide e degli inventari editi (1861-1991). B Level Stacks CD1402.A2 F65
Guida alla ricerca d'archivio. B Level Stacks CD 1655 .R6 F7 1992
Inventory of Western manuscripts in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana B Level Stacks BR45.N9 no.22
I codici Petrarcheschi della Biblioteca Vaticana. B Level Stacks AS221 .V34 no.20
Dictionary of Archival Terminology (with Italian equivalents). Gen Ref CD 945 .D531
Finding archive catalogs or guides in the Libraries Catalog : do a Basic Keyword Search on Subject keywords such as archives, italy,manuscripts, catalogs, handbooks. There are many indexes and guides to individual archives, or archives in specific subjects areas, such as music, history, literature, art, etc.

Web sites for Italian Archives

Archivi Sistema Archivistico Nazionale : information on the state archives of Italy
The Medici Archive Project : access to the historical data in the Medici Granducal Archive by way of a fully searchable on-line database
Archive in Italien : a comprehensive site of catalogs. Click on "Archives in Europe", then "Archive in Südeuropa"
A Guide to European Archives: Italy
British Library Manuscripts Catalogue : medieval to modern.
Historical Research in Europe : A Guide to Archives and Libraries
Repositories of Primary Sources : Europe. Scroll down to get to Italy
Library of Congress Portals to the World : choose Italy, then follow the link to "Libraries and Archives."

a searchable database of archival material in US institutions, including Italian material

Aids to Archival Research

Using Archives : a practical guide for researchers. Canadian, but still a good online guide to the archive research process.
Using Manuscripts & archives : a tutorial. Another good online guide, from Yale University.
The vocabulary of archives
Archive etiquette, or what to expect.
Library research using primary sources : a good online guide.

Hopkins contacts

Cynthia Requardt, Curator of Special Collections
Margaret Burri, Manuscripts Librarian
Sue Waterman, Librarian for Italian