Special Collections offers rich possibility for academic growth and exploration. Comprised of thousands of manuscripts, rare books, maps, and archives, the collection preserves the physical artifacts of our cultural, literary, and historical landscape. Classes held in Special Collections strive to acquaint students with this landscape and to provide maps to help navigate the past.

Special Collections’ educational outreach features instructional programming shaped around the use and the contents of our collections. We offer a variety of classes geared to the University community, school systems, and visitors, with the purpose of highlighting and furthering the study of rare books and manuscripts. Ranging from presentations of our greatest treasures to subject-specific seminars, each class has been tailored to its audience. Classes are held in one of our seminar rooms and generally last an hour. Instructors are drawn from staff members in Special Collections. We ask that groups be limited to twenty-five participants and that classes be scheduled with as much advance notice as possible to allow for arrangements and to reserve space.
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