Collections
Special Collections are actively developed collections.
Search the Collections
Tripod is the online research portal and library catalog for the TriCollege Libraries. Search rare book, manuscript, children's book, and archival collections in Tripod by selecting "Bryn Mawr: Special Collections" using refine options on the left side of your search results page, or by selecting "TriCo Special Collections" in the dropdown menu.
Catalogs & Databases
- TriCollege Libraries Archives & Manuscripts
- TriArte - TriCollege Art & Artifacts
- TriCollege Libraries Digital Collections
- BiblioPhilly Digitized Medieval Manuscripts
- Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries
- Bryn Mawr College Scholarship, Research, & Creative Works
- Greenfield Digital Center for the History of Women's Education
- College Women: Documenting History in Higher Education
- Manuscripts of the Muslim World
- Digital Scriptorium Holdings at Bryn Mawr College
Additional Search Support
The College's holdings in Special Collections include a wide variety of materials, including college archives; personal papers; handwritten manuscripts; art and cultural artifacts; rare and illustrated books; rocks and minerals; children's books; and digital and digitized collections. If you're unsure of what type of material you're looking for, please contact us at SpecColl@brynmawr.edu and we'll be happy to help you find materials!
Collections Strengths
The College continues to receive donations that support teaching, learning, and research at the College. The Seymour Adelman Fund is an endowment that allows us to purchase work that grows the collection in support of our departmental priorities. Currently, these priorities are to support teaching and to diversify the representation of artists, authors, and subjects in the collection.
