The documents in this collection are in an electronic format known as Portable Document Format (PDF). You need the Adobe Reader program to view them. You probably already have that program on your computer. If not, you can obtain it directly from Adobe.

Most documents are large and may take considerable time to download depending on the speed of your Internet connection. You can estimate your download time using Clock My Speed.

To See Items in the Collection:

1. Click View Items in the menu bar above.

2. Choose an action to either List, Browse, or Search the collection:

   List: Displays all items in the collection. For example you can list the items most recently added to the collection.

   Browse: Displays only certain items in the collection based on the criterion you select. For example you can display items categorized under a certain topic.

   Search: Displays the items that contain particular words or phrases.

3. Based on the action, choose from the criteria offered. For example if you choose Browse, a list appears of the fields you can browse. Choose a field, say Topics, then choose a particular topic to browse.

4. Click the button you will see to either Show, Browse or Search. A table will appear listing the items that match your criteria. This is only a list of items.

5. To see more details about an item, and to view the actual item, click the item's title or the magnifying glass () icon. This displays the Item Detail page.

To View a Document:

If you do not have the Adobe Reader installed, download it from Adobe and install it on your computer following their instructions.

1. Follow steps 1 through 5 above to pick an item to view. When you click the magnifying glass () icon, the Item Detail page appears.

2. On the Item Detail page, click on a PDF link ().

3. The document should appear in your browser.
   
   Note: You may see a blank window until Adobe Reader loads and displays the first page. Depending on the speed of your Internet connection, the page may be blank for several seconds.

To Save (Download) a Document:

If Adobe Reader is not configured to launch within your Internet browser, you can still view a document. First save it to your computer and then open it from within Adobe Reader.

1. On an Item Detail page, right-click on a PDF link ().

2. Select "Save Target As..." (your menu option may differ). Do not select "Save Picture As..." or you will simply save the icon image itself.

3. Choose to Save the document to a folder on your computer.

4. You can now run the Adobe Reader program and use it to open the document in the folder where you saved it.

To Rotate a Document Page:

You can rotate a document page for better viewing. When viewing a document in your browser, look on the Adobe toolbar for a button similar to . This button is not displayed by default. To add it, right-click the Adobe toolbar and choose "More Tools...." Then check the boxes for "Rotate Clockwise" and "Rotate Counterclockwise" under Page Display Toolbar.

If you downloaded a document and are using Adobe Reader to view it (rather than your Internet browser), use the Rotate View command under the View menu.

• To minimize their size, documents have reduced resolution. If available, a higher resolution document is provided as a second copy of an item on the Item Detail page. If you are interested in an even higher quality version, please contact the curator.

• Statistics about the number of times items are viewed are processed only once daily. Therefore the view count you see for an item will not change immediately after you view it. This also applies to the List Items action, list by Most Viewed option and to the Summarize action, show Statistics option.

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If you have difficulty viewing a document in the collection, please notify the curator by filling out this form. Then click the Submit button below.

Keep in mind that Adobe Reader may take several seconds to load and then display a document. During this time you may see only a blank screen. Your Internet connection speed also affects how fast you can load and display pages. And finally, this site's item list and detail pages are dynamically generated. If the server is unusually busy, those pages may be momentarily slower to display.