Special Collections
The department of Special Collections is a premier research center containing the rare books, manuscripts and special collections of the Kelvin Smith Library. Serving hundreds of faculty, staff, students and researchers from around the world, the department’s holdings include rare books and early imprints, manuscripts and separate collections that encompass a variety of subjects including the history of the book, fine arts, literature, history of science and technology and topics of local interest.
The mission of the Special Collections Research Center is to support the teaching and research of Case Western Reserve University’s faculty and students and to make the holdings accessible to the local, national and international community of scholars and researchers.
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University Archives
The University Archives, a separate entity, is located in the BioEnterprise building and reports to KSL's University Librarian. Their holdings include the official records of the university and other related materials such as class annuals, student newspapers and all university publications. Special Collections and University Archives collaborate on projects, reference questions and referrals.
Digital Case
Digital Case is Case Western Reserve's digital library, which archives, preserves and disseminates the intellectual output of research at Case in electronic formats, as well as collections of historical library materials that have been digitized.
Image of Ellesmere Chaucer courtesy of the Huntington Library.