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James Family papers


The James Family Papers archive is comprised of documents belonging to Ms. Bay James and on loan to the Center for Henry James Studies at Creighton University.  Ms. James loaned the documents to the James Center in order to preserve and protect them, to make them centrally available for family members, and also, at the same time, to make them available to scholars.

Procedures for using the James family papers

1) Arrangements to use the James Family Papers must be made 24 hours in advance and must be scheduled through Greg Zacharias, Director, Center for Henry James Studies (402-280-2534; 402-280-5714; gwzach@creighton.edu).  Use of the Papers is confined to regular library hours.

2) All users of the James Family Papers must present to the library staff two pieces of valid picture identification.  Library staff members will photocopy each piece of identification.  Photocopies will be kept with the user's registration form.

3) The James Family Papers User's Form will register each user's name, address, telephone number, email address (if available), and institutional affiliation (if available).  It will also register each item used by a particular user.

4) Only one item may be used by a user at any one time.

5) Permission to publish any material in the James Family Papers must be obtained from Ms. Bay James, Executor of the James family papers. 

6) Pencils and notebook computers may be used.  No pens, ink markers, books, bookbags, backpacks, briefcases, etc. may be allowed in the Rare Book Room.

James Family Papers finding aid

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