Research Policies

COPYING ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS IS SUBJECT TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE ARCHIVES.

THIS POLICY IS EFFECTIVE  August 1, 2005

Access and Use

The Archives is open to the public, unless specifically restricted for use by a donor. To use the material, you must abide by the rules and regulations of the department and sign a "Rules for Use" form. All research must be conducted at the Winthrop Archives. Due to personnel constraints, we cannot do research for patrons. As a security measure, a Winthrop University identification card or a scheduled appointment will be required to access the Archives collection. Researchers must call write or email before coming to the library so that we may better serve you.

Research Fees

1. The department charges .25 cents per page for photocopies for patrons who use material in the Archives’ research area, which are made by the Archives staff.
2. The department charges .25 cents per page for photocopies plus shipping and handling for patrons who order from off-campus.
3. The department charges an additional $10 fee per family name as a research fee plus the cost of photocopying at .25 cents per copy page for off-campus genealogy requests.
4. The charge for scanning photographs and documents is $5 per copy for copies on photo quality paper and $1 per copy for plain paper copies. 
5. The department charges $5 per disk to scan images to a CD plus an additional .15 cents for every image after 10.
6. The department charges $5.00 for each audio tape duplicated, the Archives provides the tape.