The YCLD Small Manuscript collection is an active, artificial collection created to aggregate historical materials, orphan documents, unpublished works, and fragmented personal papers into a “ready reference” tool.
The materials in this collection are of insufficient quantity (5 folders or fewer and or less than .25 linear feet) to merit status as a stand-alone collection. The documents are often incomplete or fragmentary. These donations came from multiple sources - many unknown - ranging from self-published family histories and unpublished manuscripts to graduate theses, dissertations and compilations of materials on frequently requested topics such as the Territorial Prison and Cemetery Records.
Small manuscripts include but are not limited to correspondence, eye witness reports, genealogies, diaries, old newspaper clippings, reminiscences, short stories, histories of Yuma and surrounding towns, annual and technical reports, yearbooks of organizations, and legal, financial, and military documents.
