GUIDELINES

Patrons requesting general information about the Hancock Historical Museum’s manuscripts and other holdings can contact us by email or telephone.

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If you wish to do your own research, we require that you make an appointment at a minimum of one week before your planned visit so that we can arrange the materials for you.

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No beverages, cameras, pens or post-it notes will be allowed in the research area. Pencils, computers, legal pads and paper will be allowed.

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Gloves will be provided for the handling of certain photos and objects, which will be worn by the researcher.

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The researcher will keep the files organized in the same way that the materials were brought to them.

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Some materials may not be able to be viewed due to their delicate condition.

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FEES

If you wish to have museum staff provide research for you, the service fee is $25.00 per hour for a maximum of two hours. The cost of photocopies is an additional $.15 per page in black and white. Inquiries or photocopy requests requiring more than two hours of staff time must be negotiated in advance. Please allow up to 1 month for receipt of the information, unless otherwise arranged. We have many requests and cannot complete every task in a day.

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ELECTRONIC IMAGES & SCANNING

Staff will do all scanning of photographs or other images. Please specify image format and resolution desired. If not specified, our automatic settings are 600 DPI in a .jpg format.  Unless otherwise arranged, the photographs will be watermarked with the Museum’s logo in an unobtrusive place. If you are obtaining a photo without the Museum’s logo, you will agree to have a credit line that reads “Photo Courtesy of the Hancock Historical Museum, Findlay, Ohio.”

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Cost: $25 standard research fee for up to 20 scanned photographs

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 DELIVERY COSTS

• Electronic delivery is at no charge, plus research cost.

• CD cost is $5.00 per CD, plus research cost.

• If research is being mailed, the cost of shipping will also be charged to you.