Simple searching can be done through the Search box, located at the top right of each page, while Advanced Search will allow for more refined results. Click resulting images to view entries from the collection. To view additional images for each entry, including larger images, click the arrow on the bottom right of the screen; the arrows are located on the top of the screen on subsequent pages. Please view our Search Tips below to assist searching.

Help - Search Tips

In an attempt to maintain the integrity of the original documents, all information has been transcribed as in the Cost and Contract book. If you cannot locate names, please use truncated versions for better results.

Use the asterisk key '*' to truncate words. For instance, 'Del*' will return results with Delaware.

Use Quotation Marks to search specific phrasing.

Searching is not case sensitive.

Boolean Operators, such as 'AND', 'OR' and 'NOT', help limit searching.

• The ‘AND’ operator links individual pieces of information together; for example, '1893 AND residence' entered into a search box would return results of residential structures built in 1893.
• The ‘OR’ operator searches for two separate pieces of information concurrently; for example, '1893 OR residence' entered into a search box would search for any records dated 1893, regardless of type, and 'residence' regardless of date.
• The ‘NOT’ operator excludes a piece of information; for example, '1893 NOT residence' entered into a search box would search for any structures built in 1893 that are not residential.

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By default, "All Fields" searches the full-text of each record. Use the first drop-down menu to limit searching by specific fields. Please view our Metadata Glossary, located under the Help menu, for more information about each field used in this collection.

Please view our Subject Appendix, located under the Help menu, to assist searching based on structure classification.

Search by Document, not Series, to locate records in the E.B. Green Digital Collection.