John G. Nicolay Papers at the Library of Congress now available online

[RJNorton]

Thank you to Laurie for sending this information:

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I am pleased to let you know that the John G. Nicolay Papers at the Library of Congress are now available online!

The collection can be accessed in several ways:

· Through an online presentation (https://www.loc.gov/collections/john-g-n...llection/) that includes not only the collection items themselves, but also a selected bibliography in “Related Resources,” a timeline of Nicolay’s life, and featured items displayed in slide carousel of images that suggest the range of materials available in the collection.

· Through the HTML version of the finding aid (http://findingaids.loc.gov/db/search/xq/...&_dmdid=); click on the “digital content available” hyperlinks in the Contents List section of the guide. A new window will open containing the object record for that material. Click on the document image in the center to open the viewer that provides access to the content.

· Through the PDF version of the finding aid http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011009.3 click on the “digital content available” hyperlinks in the Container List section of the guide. Clicking on the hyperlink will forward that page to the object record for the material, and hitting the “back” arrow will return you to the start of the PDF (not at your last location in the guide).

If you anticipate needing to toggle back and forth between the finding aid and object records, then the HTML version will be easier to use as object records are opened automatically in a new window. If using the PDF version of the finding aid, right clicking on the “digital content available” link will allow you to manually open a new tab in which to access the material without losing your place in the finding aid on the first tab.

Please note that this collection is not indexed to the level of individual documents, and that the collection is presented at the level of description found in the finding aid (from which the metadata in the online collection is derived). Keyword searching the collection will not return results for individual items; it will only search the level of description available in the container listing of the collection finding aid. The best way to approach searching the Manuscript Division’s online collections is to pretend that you are in the Manuscript Reading Room and are examining the microfilm reels/containers most appropriate to your research. This may only involve searching through a single folder, or it may require you to scan through a microfilm reel’s worth of material.

Feel free to let me know if you need any assistance in navigating the site, as the new online template looks and operates differently than the retired American Memory platforms with which many people were familiar. To find a list of the Manuscript Division’s other online collections, please visit https://www.loc.gov/rr/mss/ammem.html for links and more information.

Best regards,

Michelle

(If you or your organization no longer wish to be notified when additional Civil War-related collections in the Manuscript Division become available online in the future, please email me and I will remove you from my email notification list.)

Michelle A. Krowl

Civil War and Reconstruction Specialist

Manuscript Division

Library of Congress mkrowl@loc.gov

101 Independence Avenue, S.E. (LM-102) Tel: (202) 707-1085

Washington, D.C. 20540-4680 Fax: (202) 707-6336