Register & Request Items

All requests for Special Collections materials to be consulted in our reading room are made through our electronic request system, Aeon. Materials are made available in accordance with the Library's Policies Governing the Use of Archives, Manuscripts, and Special Collections.

Please Note: The electronic request system does not work well with the Chrome browser. For best results, please use Firefox or Safari.

Requests for materials should be submitted at least one business day ahead of visit. Onsite requests submitted after 4pm will be paged the following business day.

You can request up to 10 books or standard archival boxes or 6 archival storage containers (from unprocessed collections)

If you would like to order copies, or have a question about our materials, please use our online form.

Written directions explaining how to create an account and request items can be found below:

Creating an Account

Books and Codex Manuscripts

Archives and Modern Manuscripts

Items Without Online Records

https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/scrc/visiting/policies-governing-use-archives-manuscripts-and-special-collections/

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