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What is a finding aid? - Ask a Librarian

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“A finding aid conveys useful information about an individual collection, including an inventory of the series, containers, and folders; and typically describes the size, media types, organization and arrangement. They place archival resources in context by consolidating details about the...” (from the page’s text)

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