Karamu House, the nation’s oldest African American producing theatre and cultural arts center, is donating its archives to Kelvin Smith Library for preservation and to make its historical treasures accessible to the public for education, research and general interest.
Kelvin Smith Library is also home to the archival collections of the Cleveland Play House, America’s first professional regional theatre. With the addition of the Karamu House archives, Kelvin Smith Library will have one of the premier theater history archives in the country. Researchers will be able to mine these collections and make connections between the two.
Read more about the Karamu House gift of archives in The Daily.
Stop by Kelvin Smith Library's Art Gallery located on the first floor near Cramelot Cafe and view an exceptional exhibit from seven artists within the Cleveland Community that reflects on the diverse Hispanic identity through their art.
This year's Hispanic Heritage…
Join Kelvin Smith Library as we celebrate our 25th Anniversary with a series of events throughout the fall semester. We kick off the celebration with remarks from a number of special guests and then a presentation from Pulitzer Prize recipient, Louis Menand, author of The…
Kelvin Smith Library will reopen to the public for in-person use Thursday, July 1. Non-CWRU guests must show identification to enter the building and masks will continue to be required indoors.
The building’s summer hours are:
July 1–3: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Service…
