The Copy Request (folders from boxes) service can be used to request PDF scans of folders from archival boxes in the MNHS collection for personal or research use. This service is compliant with U.S. Copyright Law.

Up to three folders can be requested per order and each customer can have one active request at a time. Additional orders will be canceled and refunded, as will orders for more than three folders. 

If you are interested in very large scan requests--of entire boxes or more--please email copyservices@mnhs.org with a list of the materials you are interested in. We will get back to you within a week with further information.

Turnaround: Orders are usually completed and sent within 12 weeks of payment being processed.

About this service:

The following materials can be copied using this service

• Folders from manuscript collections
• Folders from county and state archives

Non-standard folders/materials include materials that are fragile or that require extra care, like onion skin documents, oversized items, unusually large folders (over 100 pages), and fragile materials that require special handling and/or equipment.  If your order includes non-standard items, staff will contact you with next steps and a price quote.  

Please note that library staff cannot perform research through this service. This includes locating individual documents within a box or folder. 

The following materials cannot be copied through this service

• Records available through other library Research Services
• Oversize items such as maps or blueprints that are larger than 34 inches by 24 inches.
• Audiovisual materials
• Microfilm
• Folders containing "Restricted" records
• Individual photographs from Collections Online

This service provides research quality (300 dpi) PDF scans of the original item. It is designed to be a similar quality to black-and-white or color photocopies. To order high-resolution scans, please use our Image Order service.

For more information--including instructions on how to determine location numbers-- please see the Copy Request Service page.

Copyright Information
Notice Warning Concerning Copyright Restrictions The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement.

Disclaimer
This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law or would damage collection items.