Given the nature of our collections and facilities, the Department of Special Collections and University Archives functions on a paging system . More specialized finding aids, including descriptive guides to individual archival, manuscript, and book collections, are also available in the department's reading room.
Staff can provide researchers with routine guidance.
With advance notice, the librarian or archivist most familiar with your interests can assist you. Library staff are available for limited reference assistance during most hours the library is open. Reference help is also available by using our online reference request form . The Special Collections reading room is located in the Field Room on the second floor of the Bing Wing. Because many of the department's holdings are unique, we ask patrons to follow some simple guidelines designed to protect the materials.