Access & Use
Access to the collection: | The items in the collection are not in good condition. The paper on which the letters are written is brittle, the binding of the sketchbook has disintegrated, and on several of the encased daguerrotypes the image has degraded due to previous breakage or environmental problems. These materials may not be handled except by special permission of the curator. |
Use of the materials: | Researchers are advised that express written permission to reproduce, quote, or otherwise publish any portion or extract from this collection must be obtained from the Brown University Library. Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. It is up to the researcher to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them. |
Preferred citation: | William Mason Turner papers, Ms. 77.1, Brown University Library. |
Contact information: | Box A Brown University Providence, RI 02912 Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148 Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu |