An inviting place to study, Seymour Library offers many opportunities for the history major, including the possibility of having your own temporary office area while working on an Honors project. Many history courses make use of the rare print and manuscript materials housed in Knox's Special Collections and Archives. There, the Finley Collection maintains every important primary source on the American Midwest printed since 1820. Several College programs provide research fellowship support for students to work on their own projects in conjunction with a faculty mentor during the summer of their junior year. Some faculty employ students as research assistants, working with them in their own ongoing research projects.
Independent research is also possible through one-credit independent study courses.
College Honors Outstanding students are encouraged to undertake College Honors, usually devoting a full year to a large research project, presented and defended to a faculty committee including a distinguished outside examiner. John McCurdy, '95. The American Home Missionary Society as Commentators and Religious Reformers . Rebecca Slaughter, '97. Elisabeth Falk, '97.