Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery

Special Collections

Basics

The Special Collections Department of the Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery University of Maryland, Baltimore County includes those materials that due to rarity, condition, form, or source are best handled separately from the General Collection. The collections of rare books, photographs, artifacts, manuscripts and archives housed in this department are available for research use by faculty, students, visiting scholars and the general public.

All materials must be viewed on site in the reading room, and the stacks are closed (sorry -- no borrowing or browsing). Access to materials is provided by the online Library Catalog (catalogusmai), several online databases and a variety of print and online finding aids. A knowledgeable staff is available to assist researchers and to retrieve materials for study.

Copying services are available when it will not harm the material and is permitted by federal copyright law. Eating, drinking and the use of pens are all prohibited in the reading room. Researchers must sign in daily upon entering Special Collections.

Using Special Collections

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For policies, usage procedures, and services, watch our video about what to expect when visiting Special Collections
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Special Exhibits

Information on exhibits of Special Collections materials in the Rotunda and elsewhere.