Named special collections include the Hibbard Egyptian Collection and the Keen Bible Collection of English translations of the Bible. The library is also a depository for the personal papers of numerous leaders in American Methodism. University Archives Noncurrent official University records and publications, faculty and alumni biographical files, papers of faculty members, records of student organizations, photographs, audio recordings, and a variety of other materials documenting the history of the Northwestern community are housed in University Archives. Materials do not circulate and may be examined only in the Archives' reading room. The holdings of University Archives are not generally listed in NUcat.
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