Henry R. Hatch Reading Room
The Henry R. Hatch Reading Room is a dedicated space for using special collections materials. The room features rotating exhibits of special collections materials and is open for exhibit viewing and quiet study Monday - Friday 10am-4:30pm (except University holidays). No food or drink is permitted in the room. Pencils are the only writing utensils allowed. The room may at times be closed for instruction sessions or other meetings that require the use of the room. Special collections policies outline what to expect when using the reading room.
Make an appointment
Reading room appointments are required to use special collections materials to ensure adequate time for retrieval and availability of the reading room. All are welcome to make appointments using Aeon, our online request system. Appointments to use special collections materials are available Monday - Friday 10am-12 noon and 1-4:30pm.
Materials requests and appointments: Aeon
Email: kslspecialcollections@case.edu
Phone: (216) 368-0189
Kelvin Smith Library location: Second floor in the Henry R. Hatch Reading Room
Mailing Address: Kelvin Smith Library Special Collections, 11055 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland Ohio 44106-7151
Exhibits
Exhibits in the Henry R. Hatch Reading Room change regularly. Visitors are welcome and encouraged to view exhibits during open hours. Please see the KSL Exhibit Program page to view our digital exhibits and learn more about what you see on display in the reading room and elsewhere within the library.
Current exhibits:
Gone But Not Forgotten: Remembering Past Colleges and Schools of CWRU is an exhibit by Case Western Reserve University Archives. This exciting exhibit celebrates Adelbert College (1882-1971), College for Women (1888-1971), Matthew A. Baxter School of Information and Library Science (1903-1986), School of Pharmacy (1908-1949), Cleveland College (1925-1971) and the Schools of Education (1928-1945) and Architecture (1929-1953). This history is told through photographs, drawings, and objects.
Also on view is Ancient Antioch to Contemporary Cleveland, an exhibit curated by Art History PhD candidate Arielle Suskin. This exhibit features the Kelvin Smith Library Special Collections Coin Collection, which holds over three hundred coins spanning 600 years of ancient history, and a small group of historic coins from the modern era. They are now available to the world in Digital Case.
Exhibits in the Henry R. Hatch Reading Room change regularly. Visitors are welcome and encouraged to view exhibits during open hours. Please see the KSL Exhibit Program page to view our digital exhibits and learn more about what you see on display in the reading room and elsewhere within the library.