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HIST 440: Senior Inquiry- Special Collections guide

This guide contains Special Collections guidance for History Senior Inquiry students enrolled in HIST 440 with Dr. Leech.

Welcome! 

This guide contains information and links to resources introduced during your visits to Special Collections for HIST 440.  During the sessions, we discussed tools you can use to locate archival collections and digitized content held by repositories (i.e. libraries, archives, and museums) at and beyond Augustana.  Please use the menu on the left to access the parts of this guide.

If you are planning to use materials that are held in Special Collections as part of your SI project, you are strongly encouraged to make an appointment to discuss your research plan with the Special Collections Librarian (contact info in the box to the left).  There are two LibGuides to help you get started with research in our collections: 

All History SI students are also strongly encouraged to consult with Kaitlyn Goss-Peirce (kaitlyngoss-peirce@augustana.edu), the Research and Instruction Librarian for this course. Kaitlyn can help you navigate the library's many resources above and beyond the tools introduced in the Special Collections context. if you do plan to use resources in Special Collections, contact Micaela Terronez (specialcollections@augustana.edu) with questions and recommendations. 

Contact and Request Materials

Walk-in visits to Special Collections are available Monday through Thursday, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. If these times are unavailable for you, you may also book an appointment. 

To request an item to view in Special Collections, we recommend that you pass along the following details. If you are unsure of how to access these details, you can contact Special Collections or the Special Collections Librarian. 

  • For manuscript collections: title of collection, MSS #, Box #
  • For books: title and call number
  • For vertical files: title of folder
  • For Photos: Photo ID #s