Numbering folders
Number the folders. When you are finished with the description in the finding aid and all the folders are in the exact final physical order (usually matching the intellectual order in the finding aid), number the folders using removable sticky labels (you can get these from the Manuscript End-processing Assistant in the end-processing section). Add numbers to the finding aid itself at the same time using the macro. (Oxygen numbering macro is part of the Houghton Macro Suite installed on all the MS section computers.)
Labeling boxes
Label the boxes. Boxes should have the call number of the collection, the item numbers contained within the box, the title of the collection, and the accession number. For example:
bMS Am 6789 (1) - (55) John Smith papers 98M-45 Box 1 of 50
Series information is not needed on the labels. It is the call number and item numbers that are crucial -- this is how everything is located at Houghton.
Removable multipurpose labels for the boxes can be obtained from the Manuscript Processing Assistant.