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Re: [Re: Bizarre reference request, part 3 (and I hope final)]



The request you received is not unusual (other than the redundancy of the
race). In counties where there are African Americans and European Americans
with the same last name, a researcher often tells us which race in order to
reduce our searching time and eliminate some that are not relevant.

In the case where one person is of one race and one is of another, we would
send a copy so that the researcher can determine its relevance to his/her
research.


Valerie E. Elliott, Head             
Smith Library of Regional History    
15 S. College Ave.                   
Oxford, OH  45056

Phone (513) 523-3035  / Fax (513) 523-6661
email v.elliott@lanepl.org

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