• Pamphlets from organizations, associations, the federal and state government, and foundations.
• Government documents which are not a part of a depository collection.
• News releases from local chambers of commerce.
• State and local visitor information.
• Annual reports of profit and nonprofit organizations.
• Minutes and agendas of various college meetings.

Retrieving the folders:
You can retrieve material from the vertical file by using the Hartfield Library’s Vertical File Index. All the subject headings are listed in alphabetical order within the index. If you see your topic listed, go to the specified file and drawer and select the respective folder. If your topic is not listed, go to the four volume set of the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) to find the correct terminology. Again, using your new subject heading, try to find your topic in the vertical file index. If you still cannot find your topic, then the vertical file does not contain the information you are seeking.Other libraries may have The Vertical File Index that is published by the H.W. Wilson Company. It is a general index that is often too broad in scope for small libraries, but is accessed alphabetically by the LCSH. So if you can use HCC’s index, you will be able to use Wilson’s.

Scope:
Many of the pamphlets are advertisements and brochures about products and/or services of an organization. Subsequently, the information is frequently biased and subjective. Please be aware of this shortcoming when citing information from the vertical file. It is a good idea to cross-check these sources against those of a different publication for validity