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Visitor Policy
- Researchers are required to schedule an appointment to visit the Archives.
- Researchers are required to enter the Archives through the main entrance to the Seminary.
- Researchers are required to store their personal effects in the facilities provided by the Archives. [Briefcases, bags of any sort (excluding purses), knapsacks, and computer cases may not be kept in the Research Room.]
- Researchers are required to abide by the Archives' scheduled hours of Monday to Friday, 9:00 - 11:45 a.m. and 12:45 – 4:00 p.m.
- Researchers are required to abide by the Visitor Policy adopted by St. Mary's Seminary and University:
-Visitors are required to park in the spaces designated for visitors in the main parking lot.
- Visitors with special needs, such as the need for a handicapped entrance, are required to notify the Archives staff ahead of time.
-Visitors are required to wear a badge provided them by the Archives staff. The badge must be worn at all times.
-Visitors are not allowed to take food and drink outside of designated areas, which include the Dining Room and public hallways.
- Luncheon Meal Accommodations during the academic year – September to mid-May (lunch is the only meal available for purchase by outside guests): Visitors may purchase a lunch ticket for the meal service provided in the Dining Room during set hours. Information on how to purchase a lunch ticket will be provided by the Archives staff upon request.
- Luncheon Meal Accommodations during the summer – mid-May to August (lunch is the only meal available for purchase by outside guests): Visitors who schedule an appointment will be asked if they would like to purchase lunch. They will be advised that Archives staff must make arrangements for them at least one business day in advance of their visit, or if they would prefer to go off-site, the Archives staff can recommend several nearby eateries. An Archives staff member will accompany guests to the Dining Room for lunch and ensure that guests are familiar with the seating arrangements in the Dining Room. If an individual researcher does not make advance arrangements for lunch, the staff will inquire about their lunch plans as soon as possible upon their arrival. In the case of one or two researchers who wish to eat in the Dining Room, same-day accommodations can be made on a case-by-case basis. An Archives staff member will make arrangements with Food Service and St. Mary’s personnel as soon as they become aware of the need for this type of exception, but no later than 10:30 a.m.