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:'''''Draper manuscripts search strategy'''''  
:'''''Draper manuscripts search strategy'''''  
:#Search for an ancestor by name in Josephine L. Harper's guide-index cited below. Remember to search for alternate spellings of the name.
:#Search for an ancestor by name in Josephine L. Harper's guide-index cited below (in '''Related Publications'''). Remember to search for alternate spellings of the name.  
:#Search for the names of relatives, friends, and associates in the same index.
:#Search for the names of relatives, friends, and associates in the same index.  
:#Use Josephine L. Harper's guide to determine in which Draper manuscript series the ancestor would most likely appear.
:#Use Josephine L. Harper's guide to determine in which Draper manuscript series the ancestor would most likely appear.
:#Use the list of related
::*From the list of '''Related Publications''' below determine if any of the other titles is a partial index to the series where an ancestor could appear.
::*Search the partial index to the appropriate series for the ancestor's name.
:#If you find an ancestor in any of the indexes, search for them on the appropriate microfilm.
:#If you do not find an ancestor in any of the indexes, browse the microfilms for the appropriate series anyway.


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