Special Collections

Welcome! Explore Rare Books, Manuscripts, Art, Artifacts, Digital Collections, and College Archives

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During the summer we are open by appointment Monday-Thursday. We are closed May 26th for Memorial Day, June 19th for Juneteenth, and September 1st for Labor Day. Email speccoll@brynmawr.edu to make an appointment.

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The Collections Learning Lab is a collaborative exhibition space in Canaday Library

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Statement from Special Collections

The Special Collections Department at Bryn Mawr College is reconsidering the histories of colonialism and racism that have influenced the formation and presentation of our collections of historical, cultural, and artistic material.

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The Arch Project monument in the Cloisters

ARCH Project Research Internships Available

Bryn Mawr undergraduate students are invited to apply for two (2) research assistant positions working on the ARCH (Art Remediating Campus Histories) Project.

The ARCH Project Research Assistants will undertake extensive archival research to recover the names and, where possible, the stories of these staff members. These positions offer students the opportunity to learn how to do historical research with primary sources, to recover unrecognized stories, and to share their experience and findings broadly. Interns will develop digital and material archives skills, as well as a deep understanding of how histories are constructed.

Apply here by September 8th!