Special Collections & Archives

Olin Library

Middletown, CT 06459
sca@wesleyan.edu
860-685-3864
  

Welcome to Special Collections & Archives

Special Collections & Archives is the home of the University’s archives, local history, manuscript and rare book collections, and is open to the 91³Ô¹Ï community and the public. Our department holds and provides access to 10,000 linear feet of archival materials and over 45,000 rare books.

But there’s more to Special Collections & Archives than just our collections! 

  • We answer hundreds of reference questions every year
  • We offer class instruction and Personal Research Sessions for 91³Ô¹Ï faculty and students
  • We host events, open houses, and exhibitions during Homecoming/Family Weekend, Reunion/Commencement, and throughout the year

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Library/SCA Blog

By Myka Modeste ’27 The African Materials Cultures @Wes Initiative (AfriMC@Wes) focuses on the depth of the history of 91³Ô¹Ï’s relationship with Africa. In the process of studying the African items in 91³Ô¹Ï’s collection we are analyzing the consequences of the scope of our influence and wealth in the founding of an African country. Investigating ... Read more

Joseph Waldo Hosdowich (1898-1972), 91³Ô¹Ï, class of 1921, served in the First World War and had a decades-long career as a sales executive at the International Silver Company in Meriden, CT. He donated the Angling collection to the Special Collections library in the 1960s, shortly after retiring. His collection suggests a lifelong love of fishing, ... Read more