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University Archives & Special Collections

For the first time in over fifty years, one of CWRU’s oldest collections is back on display. The Kelvin Smith Library Special Collections Coin Collection holds over three hundred coins spanning 600 years of ancient history, and a small group of historic coins from the modern era. Ancient Antioch to Contemporary Cleveland reintroduces the collection through the coins of the ancient city of Antioch and their journeys to Cleveland in the 19th century. On view now in the Henry R. Hatch Reading Room, located on the second floor.

 

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The Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship

The Freedman Center has been relaunched with a new space, new services, and new equipment. Click the link to learn more about the Center. 

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Celebrating CWRU's 200th Birthday!

In 2026, we celebrate CWRU's 200th birthday. For the 150th birthday, or sesquicentennial celebration of the founding of Western Reserve College in 1826, CWRU created heraldic banners representing CWRU's schools from its past. Nine of these have been replicated and are on display in the central staircase of Kelvin Smith Library. 

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    February 11, 2026
    Authors affiliated with Case Western Reserve University are now able to publish open access journal articles in American Chemical Society’s (ACS) hybrid journals at no cost, with no yearly limits. Negotiated through OhioLINK, this deal covers articles accepted for publication now through Dec. 31 in…
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    December 18, 2025
    Kelvin Smith Library is accepting course reserve requests for the spring 2026 semester. Accepted materials include books and audiovisual materials (DVDs, Blu-ray discs, and CDs). Requests must be submitted via the form on the library’s website. Course reserves staff recommend submitting requests by…
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    December 03, 2025
    Thanks to the visionary generosity of the Freedman Family nearly two decades ago, the Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship has reopened after an upgrade with a new footprint, new technology, new digital resources and expanded services. This transformation, both physical and technical, was the…