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搜索技巧

一般搜索提示

在线亚当斯目录(OAC)包含超过110个,000 records of every known document generated by the Adams family 从 1639 through 1889. A member of the Adams family is typically represented as an author or recipient 在 documents cataloged in OAC. 的 records contain information on the author, recipient, 和 date of the manuscript. 如果已知, 还有og体育平台原始文档所在位置的信息, 以及在哪里可以找到该项目在印刷的参考, 在缩微胶片, 和/或在线. A small percentage of the records contain limited descriptions about the content of the documents.

OAC不搜索原始文档的文本, 只有og体育平台该项的目录信息.

的 基本的搜索 page allows you to 搜索 for records by either 的名字 or 日期 or a combination of both. 有关更多搜索选项，请选择 高级搜索 选项卡. You may use one or more of the 搜索 criteria (described in more detail below) in any combination. In both basic 和 advanced modes the 搜索 will yield only those results that are common to all of your 搜索 criteria.

Many of the 搜索 options require 搜索 criteria to be selected 从 a controlled list. When typing 在搜索框中es pause in typing to allow the list to be generated. Please note that when entering 的名字 a comma is required between the last name 和 first name in order to generate matches on the controlled list.

的名字

To 搜索 for 的名字, choose the appropriate button to begin your 搜索. 的选项 作者/收件人 will find all documents listing the name indicated as either the author or recipient of the document; selecting 仅作为作者 or 仅作为接收方 允许您进一步限制结果. Once you have made that selection, there are two ways to 搜索 for 的名字. Either select a name 从快速列表中 on the right for the most common correspondents, or begin typing the last name of the person you are 搜索ing into the 搜索 盒子. 当您键入时，将生成匹配名称的列表. You must select a name 从列表中 that appears by clicking on the desired name. 如果您正在搜索的名称未出现在列表中, 他/她不会以作者或收件人的身份出现在亚当斯目录中. 如果你对一群人感兴趣, 例如，所有由相同姓氏的个人撰写的文档, 在高级搜索屏幕上使用关键字搜索选项.

的re are many instances of multiple people with the same name 在 catalog. 当信息已知时, individuals are listed 在 catalog with their birth date to help differentiate between people with the same name. 在某些情况下, it is not possible to determine which individual was the author or recipient of a document. In those cases, the catalog does not include a birth date or other identifying information. 这就是为什么相同的名称经常有多个条目的原因.

你可以继续选择 作者/接收方, 作为作者， or 仅作为接收方 添加尽可能多的名字，以完善您的搜索. Listing multiple 的名字 will not yield all documents written by all of those individuals, 只有那些与所选的所有名称相同的文档. 例如，搜索 both Thomas Jefferson 和 Benjamin Franklin 当作者s will find only the documents that were authored jointly by the two men, not all letters written by either man You can further refine your 搜索 using the additional options on the advanced 搜索 screen.

You may also 搜索 with wildcards by beginning the word or phrase you are 搜索ing with an asterisk, 如 *委员会. This will yield all 的名字 that conta在 word committee, for example 安全委员会 和 外事委员会. This 搜索 is most helpful when 搜索ing for organizations or political entities, 而不是通过名字搜索个人.

日期

若要按日期搜索文档，请在文本框中输入日期范围 从 和 to 盒子. To 搜索 for a document with a single date, use the 复制 function to enter the date in both the 从 和 to 盒子. 查找一年内写的文件, leave the month 和 day blank 和 use the 复制 function to enter the year in both the 从 和 to 盒子. To limit results to documents written after a particular date, enter the date 在 从 盒子里只有; for documents written before a particular date, enter the date 在 to 盒子里只有.

Results will appear in chronological order with documents that include your range of 日期 appearing first on the list. To exclude documents with a range of 日期 that begins before or extends beyond your 搜索 range, 在标签框里打勾 消除超出指定日期范围的结果.

仅限在MHS网站上查看的文件

Check this 盒子 to limit your results to records describing only those documents that are viewable as digital images, 音标, 或两个, 在MHS网站上. 的 right h和 column of the catalog records will provide links to the online presentations of the documents. 

关键字

Keywords 搜索 only the catalog information about the document, not the text of the document itself. Because the original paper catalog was created over a period of more than fifty years, 术语的使用不一致. 例如，搜索 约翰·亚当斯 as a keyword will not yield all results for 约翰·亚当斯 as he 和 other members of the Adams family are typically listed by their abbreviated 的名字 (JA, AA, JQA, LCA等.在目录中. 使用 的名字 字段(上面)，以便更有针对性地搜索作者和收件人. 使用 关键字 字段以搜索具有相同姓氏的个人, 或者输入短语, 在报价, 搜索诸如 大陆会议.

持有机构

Many of the documents included in this catalog are owned by institutions other than the MHS or are held privately. 的 持有机构 搜索 allows you to limit your 搜索 to only those documents held by a particular institution. 您不能搜索私有所有者的名称. To 搜索, begin typing the name of the institution 在搜索框中. 当您键入时，将生成匹配的机构名称列表. You must select a name 从列表中 that appears by clicking on the desired name. 您一次只能搜索一个机构.

特殊类别

的 特殊类别 搜索 allows you to 搜索 for specific types of documents other than correspondence, 如 诗, 遗嘱和契约; 或与亚当斯家族成员有关的主题. 点击 the 搜索 盒子 并选择 the appropriate heading/name combination 从生成的列表中. 您一次只能搜索一个特殊类别. 您可以将此搜索与日期搜索结合使用. 有关与缩写相关联的名称列表，请参见 首字母的关键 在这一页的顶部.

记录号查询

通过ID号查看记录 allows returning users to quickly access records they have viewed previously. 每条记录由六位数的ID号标识. 在搜索框中输入ID号以直接进入该记录.