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A single, detailed, and comprehensive index to every individual name mentioned in the Draper Manuscript Collection does '''not yet exist'''. However, partial indexes to '''''some ''''' of the Draper series still can be useful: | A single, detailed, and comprehensive index to every individual name mentioned in the Draper Manuscript Collection does '''not yet exist'''. However, partial indexes to '''''some ''''' of the Draper series still can be useful: | ||
:1. Search | :1. '''Search by ancestor's name''' (including alternate spellings) for an ancestor in the indexes to: | ||
::a. Josephine L. Harper's '''''[https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE3435851 Guide] ''''' Index section (pp. 239-309) | ::a. Josephine L. Harper's '''''[https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE3435851 Guide] ''''' Index section (pp. 239-309) | ||
::b. Josephine L. Harper's '''''[https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE3435851 Guide] ''''' Pension applicants section (pp. 311-320) | ::b. Josephine L. Harper's '''''[https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE3435851 Guide] ''''' Pension applicants section (pp. 311-320) | ||
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::e. Barbara E. Wolfe's ''[https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE3445193 Index to Lyman C. Draper Manuscripts]'' | ::e. Barbara E. Wolfe's ''[https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE3445193 Index to Lyman C. Draper Manuscripts]'' | ||
::f. Search for names of relatives, friends, and associates of your ancestor in the same indexes. | ::f. Search for names of relatives, friends, and associates of your ancestor in the same indexes. | ||
:2. Search (a) Harper's '''''[https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE3435851 Guide] ''''' Index (pp. 239-309), and (b) Thwaites' '''''[https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE1220254 Descriptive list] ''''' Index for the town, county, | :2. '''Search by place''' in (a) Harper's '''''[https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE3435851 Guide] ''''' Index (pp. 239-309), and (b) Thwaites' '''''[https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE1220254 Descriptive list] ''''' Index for the place (town, county, state, or nearby river) where the ancestor resided. | ||
:3. Use Josephine L. Harper's '''''[https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE3435851 Guide] ''''' (especially Appendix IV) to determine in which Draper manuscript '''series''' the ancestor would most likely appear. | :3. '''Search by series.''' Use Josephine L. Harper's '''''[https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE3435851 Guide] ''''' (especially Appendix IV) to determine in which Draper manuscript '''series''' the ancestor would most likely appear. | ||
::a. From the list of '''Related Publications''' below determine if any of the other titles cited serve as an additional partial index to the '''series''' where your ancestor may appear. | ::a. From the list of '''Related Publications''' below determine if any of the other titles cited serve as an additional partial index to the '''series''' where your ancestor may appear. | ||
::b. Then search the partial index to the appropriate '''series''' for your ancestor's name, relatives, associates, and residences. | ::b. Then search the partial index to the appropriate '''series''' for your ancestor's name, relatives, associates, and residences. | ||