Patty, I don't know much about the archives, since I haven't been there in about 12 years, but I talked to someone recently who had been there. I'm told that you can take nothing into the research room except your research notebook or a laptop. All other belongings must be put in a locker outside the research room. So it is very important to have a list of topics and dates that you want to research, unless , of course, you do have a laptop. Janice