Special Collections in Kelvin Smith Library supports the teaching and research of ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½â€™s faculty and students and makes its holdings accessible to the local, national and international community of scholars and researchers.
All are welcome to submit information requests and to use , our online materials request system, to make reading room appointments to use materials. Photoduplication requests may also be made using .
The Henry R. Hatch reading room is open to all for exhibit viewing and quiet study Monday through Friday 10:00am - 4:30pm. Appointments to use materials in the reading room are available Monday through Friday 10:00am - 12:00pm and 1:00pm - 4:30pm.
To request an instructional session for a class please complete Kelvin Smith Library's Instruction Request form.
Examples of our activities and services include:
- Working one-on-one with our users to Identify and provide Special Collections material for use in teaching and research
- Contextualizing historical objects and events through engagement with our
- Teaching and visual literacy
- Introducing , and their use with asynchronous modules available through
- Conducting a Student Book Collecting Contest
- Exhibits, symposia, and conferences relating to our collections
- Support of digital research projects involving our diverse
- Support of Student Freedman Fellows projects