The Department of Special Collections is one of the premier repositories of its kind and provides unprecedented opportunities for student research. Its holdings span five millennia and six continents, and many formats, and range from such singular items as an Egyptian Book of the Dead (circa 1250 BCE) to the papers of Nobel Prize laureate Toni Morrison and the records of the American Civil Liberties Union. The department includes the Cotsen Children’s Library, the Scheide Library, and the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, home of the University Archives and Public Policy Papers.

Meet in Special Collections, located on the C-Floor of Firestone Library.