Tours & Class Visits

We encourage faculty to incorporate primary source material into their curriculum and to bring classes to Special Collections and University Archives. The reading room can accommodate up to 20 people and allows for group discussion in a comfortable setting.

Manuscripts, rare books, photographs, drawings, and other library materials must be approved in advance by the department head. Some items may be too fragile or valuable to be used in this way. In some cases, facsimiles or preservation surrogates can be provided. Library faculty can retrieve materials, provide attendance sheets, and assist with the handling of items.

Instructors must be present during these sessions and security protocols respected (please see our guidelines). We kindly request that reservations be made two weeks in advance by contacting the Head of Special Collections and University Archives.