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- Connect to the Library PRIMO catalogHelpful search terms:
• letters
• diaries
• memoirs
• manuscripts
• archives
• records
• documents
• sources
• guides - Friedman Feminist Press Research Grant ApplicationIn recognition of the legacy of CSU graduate June Friedman, the Friedman Feminist Press
Collection at Colorado State University’s Archives & Special Collections of Morgan Library
provides research grants of up to $1,750 for researchers whose work would benefit from access
to the collection. These grants are intended to help offset the expenses of researchers engaged
in studies that will benefit from access to the holdings of the Friedman Feminist Press
Collection. - Explore Archive & Special Collections Digital Repositorymore....Archive & Special Collections
- Society of American Archivists - Using Archives: A Guide to Effective ResearchHow archives function
How to identify appropriate archives for your research
How to access historical materials and research at an archives - How can you help archivists to help you? Reference service from our side of the desk Archives @ PAMAVisiting an archives has something in common with using any public service. In each interaction with a service or a staff person, you’re seeing the small tip of a very large iceberg. Behind-the-scenes people, tasks, and systems that you may never see all unite to affect the experience you’ll have.
- A Preliminary Guide to Online Resources and Western History Research Collectionshe sites and links below provide discovery tools as well as digital surrogates for primary sources. Some, such as the Internet Archive, give access to "born digital" sources. In this first draft, we have
focused on institutions within the United States and have not attempted to list museums, many of which do make digital surrogates available.
About...
Colorado State University Libraries Archives and Special Collections Department collects rare and unique materials in subject areas that support the University’s current research and education mission. The Rare Book Collection contains over 20,000 original materials including antiquities, fine bindings, primary and secondary resource materials donated by individuals and organizations.
A systematic program was initiated in 1974 to acquire pieces representing major periods, media, processes, places and individuals in the history of the written and printed word. This has resulted in a collection with an historical range from cuneiform tablets over 4000 years old to modern first editions.
The department focus is on research use, access and instruction for rare materials in various Collection areas, including: Agriculture, Colorado State University, Equine Medicine, Posters, Publications, 19th Century American West Documents, Rare Maps, and Water Resources. The collection also features numerous Named Collections. showcasing Vietnam war literature, second wave feminist press literature, rare music texts, and Germans from Russia history.
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Coordinator of Digital Collection Services
Morgan Library
Colorado State University Libraries
1019 Campus Delivery
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1019