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The J. Paul Leonard Library's Special Collections & Archives contain a wealth of primary source material on a wide variety of topics. The collections include manuscripts, organizational records, personal papers, photographs, rare books, periodicals, audio-visual media, artwork, artifacts and ephemera. These collections support academic and personal scholarship on campus, in the wider community, and internationally.
Research Assistance
You are welcome to submit questions or requests via email. Please allow up to five days to respond to your email.
Finding Materials
Search our collections by exploring our finding aids. Finding aids describe archival collections by providing a summary of the materials, historic or biographical information, and an inventory.
Instruction
The faculty of Special Collections also offer instruction. Utilizing primary source materials, Library faculty can create course-specific assignments and lead customized classes to support primary source literacy. Faculty can request instruction through our Primary Source Instruction Request form.
Donations
At present, we ask prospective donors to complete our Donations Form. Our collections committee meets quarterly to review prospective donations, taking into account such things as staffing, space constraints, and alignment with our collecting priorities and existing collections. Once we have made a decision, we will contact you; if we will be accepting your donation, we will then discuss next steps in the process.