Welcome!
Welcome! Get help researching the following materials in CSU Libraries Archives & Special Collections.
- Agricultural and Natural Resources ArchiveColorado’s agricultural and natural resource heritage
- Water Resources ArchiveDevelopment of water resources in Colorado and the West
- University ArchivesCSU departments, offices, colleges, faculty, and students
- Special CollectionsRare books and other unique materials
Get Help
Searching for, finding, and using one-of-a-kind materials can be complicated. The Archives & Special Collections staff is here to help!
You may only use physical materials onsite. Contact us to make an appointment. We are also available to consult with you about your research and help you identify material (physical and digital) matching your interests.
Using rare and fragile materials can be slow going, so allow plenty of time for your research.
If you are unable to visit, you can request a reproduction. Fees may apply.
For more information about archival research, take a look at Using Archives: A Guide to Effective Research from the Society of American Archivists or A Survival Guide to Archival Research from the American Historical Association.
- HOW WE DESCRIBE HISTORICAL MATERIALSCSU Libraries’ Digital and Archive Services provides online and in-person access to materials created by people and organizations from the past. Archives mostly contain primary sources, which are unpublished, one-of-a-kind letters, photographs, recordings, and other materials used for historical research. We (archivists) want you to use them, so we create guides called finding aids that provide context information and an inventory for each archival collection. We also make available online materials that we have either digitized or received digitally, and we add searchable descriptive information called metadata.
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Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1019