Research at the Center
B.A. Research

The Special Collections Research Center offers tremendous resources for your B.A. paper. Using primary documents creates an authoritative voice for your writing while allowing you to stretch your imagination and use your academic creativity. By using the archival, manuscript and rare book collections, you are returning to the original source documents from which most history and cultural criticism is written. Our holdings are especially useful for students in History, Sociology, Anthropology, Romance Languages, English, Comparative Literature, Music, and Art History, but the collections support research across a wide range of concentrations.

It is probably best to start your research by meeting with someone on our staff. Send a message to our Ask a Librarian page or just stop in during our regular hours.

Some resourses you may find particularly useful:

• Subject Guide to Manuscript and Archival Collections
• Library Guide to Researching Your B.A. Paper
• How Do I Find Rare Books?
• How Do I Find Archives and Manuscripts?

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