Services:

1. The Archives Reference Staff is available to guide your research efforts and to answer brief informational requests. The staff is not available to do in-depth research for you but rather to help you establish a research strategy.
2. The staff may be contacted in person or by telephone, mail, fax, or e-mail. See Location or Contact Us for more information.
3. The automated Church Archives Catalog is available in the Archives Search Room along with other finding aids.
4. Copies of Patriarchal Blessings may be requested.
5. Requests for photocopies may be made only in accordance with Church Archives policy and are for the private use of the recipient.

1. Pens may not be used. Pencils, personal computers, and typewriters are permitted. Tape recorders may be used for dictating. Carrying cases and other personal items must be left in lockers.
2. When microfilm copies of archival materials are available, researchers will be required to use the films rather than the original documents.
3. When requested, all notes, papers, copies, or personal belongings must be presented to a staff member for inspection.
4. Any publication or reproduction, including electronic publication on the Internet, on compact disc, or in other computer-readable formats, or other use of archival material that exceeds the bounds of fair use as defined in United States copyright law, requires the prior written permission of the Church Copyrights and Permissions Office, as well as any other individual or institution that may have rights to the materials.