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Special Collections is located on the 6th floor of Glickman Family Library on USM's Portland Campus.
Part of the University Libraries, Special Collections collects and preserves rare materials, including books, manuscripts, photographs, and artifacts. Special Collections supports the academic mission of the University by inviting classes to use its collections in hands-on exercises where students learn research skills.
Special Collections has seven collecting areas:
Archives are vibrant places where the first-hand materials of human history are actively collected, preserved, managed, and made accessible. The word "archives" can refer to collections of historical records, the place where they are stored and used, or the organization responsible for them. In under three minutes, learn more about different types of archives, what archivists do, who can use archives, what is missing from them, and why they are valuable.