Plan a local archive search before visiting

For [RESEARCH QUESTION], [KNOWN NAMES] and [ARCHIVE CATALOGUE], develop a search plan with variant names, date ranges, record types and likely gaps. Provide a request list for archivists and a provenance sheet for call number, creator, date, rights and uncertainty. Do not invent that a record exists or that the archive grants access. Include a fallback when cataloguing terms differ from modern language. Check that each proposed search could answer part of the question and that sensitive personal records receive appropriate handling.