Manuscripts Collections

Special Collections holds more than 2,000 processed manuscript collections, as well as architectural drawings and broadsides. Manuscript collections can be searched using the following databases:

  • Archives West, a consortium database that has finding aids (inventory lists) for several hundred archive collections across the Northwest, including the University of Oregon Special Collections and University Archives (UOSCUA). To limit your search to collections at UOSCUA, simply select our name from the "Institution" drop down menu.
  • ArchiveGrid, a database of archive collections across the world, including those from the University of Oregon Special Collections and University Archives.
  • Subject Guides
  • Oregon Digital
  • Finding Primary Sources

Collections of Specific Interest