Special Collections
The Special Collections Reading Room is open by appointment, Monday-Thursday, 10am-4pm. Appointments should be booked a minimum of 48 hours in advance. When the Reading Room is closed, Special Collections staff can be reached using the contact information on the right-hand side of each webpage.
About US
The J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Division serves the University of Utah community, the citizens of Utah, and scholars around the world through the stewardship of original and scarce resources. Its curatorial and archival staff collects, preserves, and provides access to materials that extend across a broad range of topics and formats. Rare books, maps, and ephemera document the record of human communication and provide diverse perspectives on local and global history. Unpublished archival manuscripts, photographs, posters, and video and audio recordings document the past and current history of Utah and the Intermountain West through different experiences of Western life. Extensive secondary publications support these collecting areas while a fully developed preservation program ensures that these unique materials will be available for future generations.
In order to schedule a time and allow Special Collections staff to prepare materials for use, appointments should be requested a minimum of 48 hours in advance. Appointments are available Monday-Thursday, in two-hour blocks, beginning at 10am, noon, and 2pm. You may schedule an appointment and find further instructions on this appointment form.
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