University Archives & Special Collections

University Archives and Special Collections provides resources to assist with teaching, research, and the conduct of university business. These resources include archival documents, historical photographs, rare books, as well as other material.

Learn about the resources available to you as a student, faculty member, staff member, and alum. Resources are also available to others such as genealogists, historians, members of the media, scholars - really anyone with information needs.

University Archives

The University Archives maintains the corporate memory of Case Western Reserve University by preserving and using University records and publications of continuing value. Materials in the Archives document the significant aspects of the University's development and serve as a convenient source of reliable information about University programs, people, policies, and property.

Special Collections

Kelvin Smith Library Special Collections provides access to unique manuscript collections and rare books. Special Collections serves any researcher, on campus and across the globe, interested in our collections.

Bill Claspy opening the cover of a rare book in the Hatch Reading Room